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Bird In Distress

There is no reason why i shouldn’t do it, i thought 
come what may and what may not. 
The grass is always greener on the other side 
I wanted to explore , to go against the tide. 
The game was on and the score ticked on, 
seemed it was just the beginning of the dawn. 
never knew the boundaries,no fear,no limit, 
never tried so hard, never seen the summit. 
just wanted to hover around,just wanted to glide.
just to ease my mind and come down the slide, 
I thought i knew it all, seen it all, 
but for that something behind the dark wall.
came so close as I always do 
deja vu again, nothing new. 
never dared to jump across the wall 
I ain't crazy, i knew i would fall 
so i turned to fly back, back to base, 
but before i knew,got caught in a haze, 
didn't panic ,played by the rules, 
kept my cool, went on with the cruise. 
I flew on ,but the haze got thicker, 
now i had to act, do it quicker. 
I veered and swerved, tried to nose-dive 
then it all happened, it trapped me naive 
lightning started striking, started striking twice 
venturing into forbidden territory ,I had to pay the price. 
caged in fright in the steel machine 
so freaked and scared,i've never been. 
extreme g-force froze my brain 
deep inside,i felt my blood drain. 
voices ,a thousand wailing voices 
screaming and whispering all the noises 
disillusioned and petrified ,i tried to scream 
my memory failed and i began to dream 
woke up with a start in a different scene 
pondering in the dark, nothing to be seen
I struggled inside my hollow self 
couldn't breathe ,couldn't cry for help 
but i thought i cried, someone came along 
i tried to run away, but it was too long 
dark forces came all around 
haunted my soul ,the banshee sound 
i fell into the valley of death 
the dark knight there cometh 
to drown me inside the quicksand of hell,
this time for me tolls the bell. 
sliding inside that black hole, 
i didnt want to let go of my soul. 
I took a look at the black sky 
the last time before i die 
my memory faded and then i drowned.
stranger to the mystery around 
i floated around in the maze of time 
in an age of evil and endless crime 
then came that flash of light
my guardian angel on my flight
i opened my eyes, got back my senses 
saved myself from all the wicked trenches
"planet earth calling" that familiar voice 
home sweet home,bring back all my joys.
vow unto death i took, never again to fly 
the vow that would be the biggest lie.

Copyright © Lakshminarayan Rao | Year Posted 2010



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Holy Homicides

Lying here numb staring at the walls of filth 
Waiting for the time, the moment of truth 
Its time now, I am going. So long! 
Ceremonious exile to the world I belong 

This wasteful existence they call life 
I've endured for long this strife 
Mortal souls thrive in this hollow black hole 
This bottomless pit I've lost my soul 
The futile depths I delved were like endless roads 
The well of ignorance, the reign of knighted toads 

I lied low in the deep trenches of the shallow pits 
Enslaved and suppressed by my noble kings 
I've waited for aeons for that fireball to die 
And the immortal light to begin and shine 

Honorable men and dutiful wives have arrived 
To see this iconoclast getting rightfully crucified 
Let this bring World Peace and justice for all 
For ‘In god they trust', ‘god save'em all' 
The resonant sound of their march I hear 
My royal attire for the night is coming near 
Those iron chains of freedom I can already feel 
Emancipated and flying to the surreal 

It's such a joy to die as a beast 
Social animal with inhuman traits 
‘Created' by a sacred clan called mankind 
Cast-away by men who stab from behind 

They take me away to the crossbar poles 
Fearless soldiers, moral zealots and sacred souls 
The clergy waiting eagerly for the moment so gory 
Their moment of bliss and ephemeral glory 
They open their newly bound books 
Sanctimonious preachers and wicked crooks 
Revered and feared they just want to be 
Ready to sing me my final lullaby 
For my glorified soul to rust in pieces 
May it satiate their spirits, my nemesis 


The executioners back on duty again 
Their ten seconds to fame about to begin 
Dignitaries receiving judicial enlightenment 
Taken some time off for some family entertainment 

Crucified and hanging from the gallows heights 
I take a tranquil look at the last sights 
Of a treacherous world that was never mine 
A world of miseries and remorseless crime 

The bells are chiming, now is my time 
Bid farewell to a life unworthy of a dime 
But mark my words till the end of your days 
I'll be in the worst nightmare you'd ever face.

Copyright © Lakshminarayan Rao | Year Posted 2010

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My Love

Life is you, Love is you
My soul is you, My world is you

The sweet music in my heart is you
The tranquil peace in my mind is you
The guardian angel in my life is you
The eternal happiness in my life is you

Every breath I take is for you.
Every thing I do is for you
My eyes wander looking for you.
My heart throbs only for you.

There's no song in my heart without you
There's only emptiness all around without you
Everything falls apart without you 
Everyhting is nothing without you


Close my eyes,the only face I can see is yours
The sweet scent in the air is yours
The gentle touch on my body is yours
The soft whisper in my ears is yours

You are the light in my life
You are the life in my soul
My Love, My Sweetheart, 
My Better-half,My Wife.

Copyright © Lakshminarayan Rao | Year Posted 2010


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