In Selfish Vein

What was the idea of charity, 
when you were hiding
yourself from you ?


Was it a non-existence ?
Or you were writing an
unseen anthology ?

Was that your kin choice
for a reciprocal pain,
inflicted in dark ?

Between right and wrong
I am laying my wreath
on my grave.


Satish Verma
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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June 14, 2012 at 7:00 PM
Satish,, yup... you said it... and only you know...xox~pd ((glad i read this one))
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