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A Lost Cause

Transcending the slender line Which shields the earth from The mythical heaven Or is it hell I’m forced into How long has it been Since my breath abandoned me Why haven’t I seen anyone Penetrating the mythical shield Extending their arms To reach out to me For it seems like eternity As I fall into abyss Expecting to find serenity Something that could salvage me From this oppressive misery From this delirious state I’ve been in Seeing myself and no other Unconscious, irreparable, helpless Cremated to ashes No one to read the eulogy A light shone on me Oh, the helpless me Unflinching eyes A woman wailing Uttering my name Laying a flower on my grave Reminiscence of my past struck me All the things left undone All the hollow voids to fill All the wrongs to be done right Will it subside the pain? Will this absolution give me solace? Will this be my only salvation? Or will I forever be subjected to damnation In this lamentation Tears billowed out my eyes For I knew, oh I knew The reality, as I fell into the abyss

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Date: 10/5/2017 1:23:00 PM
This is so deep, Rishabh...very expressive of the feeling of helplessness that goes with feeling that one is a "lost cause..." Yet, your vouce will be your wings out of that abyss..." expecting to find serenity, something that could salvage me..., " Your words do flow...carry on writing! :-)
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Rishabh Batheja
Date: 10/6/2017 9:31:00 AM
Thank you so much Aqua for the compliment. Many of us are in a state of helplessness and are expecting for something to change our lives. But sometimes, it isn't our time I hope to improve my writing in the future

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