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Runner
"Running away from pitch of battlefield
Is not creditable for a true man,
Yet ahead of taking a reasoned view
One needs to know whence runner is running
And for which destination he`s running." - By author
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Runner
I have been a runner since my childhood
Running away from the disease of pride
Hunting for humbleness for what I stood
Evading to take some one for a ride
Dodging to take unfairly someone`s side
Whether at the lowest or highest tide,
I`ve been a runner since days of my youth
Shunning away the messy maze of lies
To reach the clean crystal clear lake of truth
Away from vanity of butterflies
To the plains of heartfelt humility
In search of the gem of veracity,
I`ve been a runner all through adulthood
Running away from glooms of injustice
To uphold what stands for right, just and good
Avoid falling deep down in an abyss
That could lead to the ditch of lawlessness
And down the stinking well of truthlessness,
I`ve been a runner all along manhood
Evading the shore of hypocrisy
To embrace glows of human brotherhood
Spread the sparkling shine of sincerity
Sustain the virtue of fidelity
And spurn venoms of infidelity
I`m still a runner with my hair turned grey
To uphold the flag of integrity
From all inequity to stay away
And to sustain the shine of honesty
Whether during the glimmer of daylight
Or the dismal darkness of the dark night.
I`ll yet be a runner till my last breath
To stay away from the worms of hatred
Until I depart from the mundane earth
To uphold the flame of love as sacred
And inscribe them in letters of gold
As a mindful memento of my soul.
Copyright ©
Krishnanand Guptar
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