I know my sustenance here is but in brine,
With singeing cuts and punctures and gash,
Aging slowly, skilling every pain and plague,
Amply seasoned with tears and nightmares.
I know the face in the mirror is not mine,
A form, besmirched and weak stares back,
But for the eyes, an evanescent knowing,
A telling that stirs vicious storms in my gut.
My spirit, a hull listing, a gust short of drowning,
Well nigh swooning to the rhythm of benthos,
Dancing into its call even as fear embalms me,
And before I know, I look into the eyes of abyss,
Am I ready, am I willing… to fall now?
I turn back just once, for a strange longing buds,
Comfort in the known, even if wretched was all,
And just like that, a sigh, a pull, a surrender,
I fall and oh how I flew!
Brilliant! fall 7 stand up 8. Fall to Fly! Wishes 🙂
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Josh
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Thanks! Glad you liked it:)
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Excellent write.
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Wow thanks, that is something coming from you!:)
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Keep penning down such beautiful literature. Many blessings. 🙂
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Will do!:)
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Jumping into the abyss , and learning to fly – excellent!!
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Thank you! 🙂 One of the ways I interpret this is that sometimes we root ourselves into a way of life even if it is not the best thing for us coz we get so used to it and the even the pain seems comfortable. Not moving forward or venturing into a new path because we are scared of what that might mean for us. We forget that there are favorable possibilities out there too…
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Yes, inertia, intuition and risk aversion makes us stick to the comfort zone.
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True!
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Fear of unknown is what keeps holding us…once we make our first move, we know there’s no going back and we discover a new side of life. Great piece of writing. 🙂
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Yes, the first step is the hardest! Thanks Mann, nice of you to stop by:)
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🙂
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Letting go of the physical – opening the door to the immortal.
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Bingo! That was the intended interpretation:) You’re right on spot!
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Glad to have caught the spirit of it. 🙂
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Omg love it and btw i know Rumi!! Very nice quote u wrote for ur blogg😊😊
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Oh thank you so much, glad you liked it! 🙂
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Great Swetha, fine work! So beautiful. Thanks -J
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Thanks a lot! Always nice to hear from you:)
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Wow… Very nicely written.. Brilliant… I fell and then I took a flight for my dreams… 🙂 Have a great day..
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Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it:) Have a great day yourself!
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You are welcome… And thanks.. 🙂
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And just like that, a sigh, a pull, a surrender,
I fall and oh how I flew! ..
could there have been more perfect ending. Surreal all along, was completely lost in the words. Very good composition. 🙂
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Thanks Nitin, your thoughts on my posts are always such a pleasant treat. I am glad you liked the poem:)
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It’s my pleasure. Your work is intense. So much to learn. 🙂
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Takes one to know one! 🙂
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Reblogged this on Nasir705.
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Beautiful
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Thank you:)
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You’re welcome 🙂
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It is the “I” that is mattering too much.
It is the “I” that should lose the body.
Then it shall be the FINAL FALL.
Hope you liked it.
Shiva
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As always beautiful and brimmed with wisdom! And your interpretation flawless 🙂
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beautiful write! Only the ones who have the phoenix within them, would be able to learn to fly in midst of anything.
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A Beautiful extension to my post, thank you! Glad you stumbled by 🙂
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Me too Swetha! Looking forward to reading more of you when time permit! I will add you to my list 😀
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Yaay! Thanks a tonne! Glad to have connected 🙂
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Likewise!
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Brilliantly written. 🙂
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Thanks! Glad you liked it!
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Welcome
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Beautifully written Swetha! “what if I fall?” Oh! But my darling, what if you fly? – One of my favorite quotes ever 🙂
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Thanks Neena! I am humbled 🙂 Yes, indeed, it is a powerful quote.
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Well we very described that pain is not the only thing,there is much beautiful world other than pain when we tend to look beyond it.
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Yes, true, thank you 🙂 I am glad you stumbled by and shared your thoughts!
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This is beautiful, Swetha.
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Thanks 🙂 Glad you think so!
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You are welcome. I really do!! 🙂
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💞
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🙂
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This is amazing Shwetha! Every time I see your posts, I only wish to be half as good as you are!
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Thanks a lot! Sorry for the delayed response, was out of station!
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No problem.. You are welcome 🙂
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Pretty words
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Thanks a lot! Glad you liked it 🙂
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Powerful strings of sounds and emotion. I like the evanescent knowing.
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Thanks you for your lovely words! Glad you liked it 🙂
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Beautiful and meaningful. Best always 🙂
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Oh thank you! Very kind of you 🙂
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🙂 lovely…
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Thank you 🙂
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Enjoy 🙂
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