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Borrowed Words Poetry Contest - Free verse - Selected Quote : 01

Sponsored by: Crystol Woods

Date: 31-10-2025

Borrowed Words

Words may conceal intentions
Eyes often reveal right emotions 
When reading a text, satisfy not with its literal terms 
Go beyond the orbit to perceive what it affirms 
Overwhelmed not with compliments 
Their response in your absence matters
Don't reckon the people who display flaunt
Count your men when you’re in want
Never rely on other’s words to know what you are 
Your conscience speaks better
Don’t infer that enemies always stand in front of
At times, they stand beside you 
All who speak harshly are not bad
All who keep silence are not so good
Smeared smiles fail to erase the miles of differences
Greetings with inhibitions not be the loving treats
Yonder hills appear smooth and grey
Reality shows the grave difference
Putting two and two together to draw inferences
May not always be probable in life

"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; 
What is essential is invisible to the eye."

Placed : 3rd
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