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My Very Own Truth

You taunt me with a vibrant spectrum In a distant land faraway from here, Refracting rays of my own glorious sun Through raindrops stolen from my air, You show me a lone cactus flower Telling me gardens grow in a desert Pointing to expanse of reflective sands Claiming the mirage is a pool of water, You disturb my dreamy pastures With a promise of brilliant endeavor Then proceed to wreck my only utopia Turning my dream into a nightmare, When I'm feeling thirsty for water You direct me to deep-blue oceans Having first taken me to a frozen lake And barren banks of a tiny dry-river, I keep your company my nebulous foe For you too may be just as confused; And without you I may still wander, Left alone to face my very own truth. January 25, 2018 Placed first in early November contest by Brian Strand

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Valsa George

Date: 5/4/2023 9:13:00 AM

Profound and esoteric. A little quizzical highlighting the inner confusions, ( I am not sure). A scholarly and introspective piece.

Vladislav Raven

Date: 11/12/2018 4:49:00 PM

Hi Vijay, congratulations on your win in the contest with this wonderful write. Have a wonderful Tuesday. Your friend always....Mike.

Alycia Wheatley

Date: 11/10/2018 2:15:00 PM

Congrats!!

Brandy Nicole

Date: 11/5/2018 8:44:00 PM

Sometimes, being lost in our own reality- a dream seems like a mirage. Not really there. As the one that is near- is just as lost as we are. Yet, they are needed. We are needed as well. Alone, but not ever truly alone. Your thoughts hold many emotions. I can feel each one. Congratulations Vijay, on this win. ~ Brandy

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 5/8/2018 6:18:00 PM

this is quite profound. Kind of like a "can't live with, can't live without" the person!! I am glad I was able to go down your page and find this one I had not yet seen!! (nice images)

Liam Mcdaid

Date: 2/18/2018 9:22:00 AM

your pen has a beautiful melody in this thumbs up excellent piece vijay wishing you a blessed day

Vijay Pandit
Date: 2/18/2018 8:07:00 PM

Thank you liam.

Freddie Robinson Jr.

Date: 2/2/2018 4:46:00 PM

I agree w/the other poets/poetess, this a brilliant write. Very deep and consciousness elevating. I love free-thinkers who make the reader think. Aurora bright write. Love and more love always.

Vijay Pandit
Date: 2/2/2018 5:43:00 PM

Many thanks Freddie.

Edward Mccall

Date: 1/28/2018 5:54:00 PM

this is so deeply introspective yet so beautiful. You are a wonderful poet and a joy to read. :-)

Vijay Pandit
Date: 1/30/2018 6:21:00 AM

Thank you Edward.

James Swartz

Date: 1/27/2018 11:40:00 PM

I think this is one of your better poems Vijay but only because I find value in internal struggles. It's s great piece to me and a fave.

Vijay Pandit
Date: 1/28/2018 6:48:00 AM

Many thanks James..always appreciate reading your comments. So many internal struggles remain silent--I know you give them a voice in your poems.

Silent One

Date: 1/26/2018 5:39:00 PM

You have wrote a great rhyming poem, now is this about God or is it about a beloved? One of your finer writes and i agree it should be POTD..

Vijay Pandit
Date: 1/27/2018 6:10:00 AM

Thank you Silent One. This is not about a beloved. A conflicted mind blames an unseen force for things going wrong in his life. But he still considers the force to be a companion in his otherwise lonely existence...which seeks to find answers.