The Prodigal

reserves
       depleted
    entrenched
in
feebleness
    strengthless
      self-centred
ego
to
the fore
        the
        tempest
rages
all around
battered
drenched
bereft
      broken
       beaten-
sigh
  turn
      back...
the cry
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Dutta Avatar
February 22, 2019 at 10:03 PM
Choice of selected words runs so smooth.
Strand Avatar
February 23, 2019 at 3:22 AM
Thanks Anisha
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