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MILESTONES

Roused by a rude jolt I start up from my half-slumber. Utterly clueless I move about clinging to my pet delusions in complete darkness of my past coming after me swinging a truncheon… I vaguely hear screams and yells hurled at me some time before echoing in my memory’s vault as from a distant past. But yesterday seemed like a bowl of cheesecake the food of love served on a gold plate; but today my startled eyes flit over milestones giving way to milestones… Life is a squeezed rubber ball that retrieves its shape before rolling on.

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Date: 4/5/2024 4:36:00 AM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Welcome to Poetry Soup. I welcome you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
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Shahul Hameed
Date: 4/7/2024 12:50:00 AM
Thank you. Your Bible quote set me thinking: Did God need to sacrifice His son to save the sinners who send the F-16s to tear out the tender limbs of babies? Sorry to trouble your feelings.
Date: 4/3/2024 5:40:00 AM
Love your images, Shahul! I just received a rubber ball to squeeze, my tendon in painful. Keep rolling, little ball, I need to be shipshape. Also love “ But yesterday seemed like a bowl of cheesecake.” Nicely done!
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Shahul Hameed
Date: 4/7/2024 1:21:00 AM
Thank you very much indeed. I read some of your poems too. They are really great. Looking for more.

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