Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Detachment


a poem on detachment

If I could fly, if I could fly
Would you spare me the ground, would you?
If I could wish, if I could wish
Would you spare me the truth?
And if I could compose music
Would you spare me the audience?
You see, I don’t know, who you are
But would you spare me the mirror?

And why are you standing here by me
when my world won’t even accommodate your shadow?
And why do you even listen to me,
the words between us would be lost
If there’s a speck of light in this time
let it be suspended here in this frost
for these moments to be warm in our memories
If I could leave, if I could leave
Would you spare me the memories?

These skies offer us nothing
no boundaries between the tenses, past and present, present and future
Yet we look above as if something’s there to look after us
And you wait here in the yellows and oranges of heat and rain
Our dampened feet would just stay in the pool of rain
Tomorrow our feet would dry but the pool would remain
If I could run away, if I could run away
Would you spare me the chase?

I wear a crown of broken thoughts studded with twigs of freedom
And the twin wings of light and dark carry me under the skies
Yet you try to join and understand the broken
The red edges of disjoint thoughts have bled
These stains won’t leave your fingers then
My impression on your world would leave an empty dent
You have already carried yourself too far, all along
If I could hurt myself, if I could hurt myself
Would you spare me the healing?

So offer me an escape, you can’t catch up with me
Let the words and music stay at their own place
Those are not to be carried around; you will lose them and the pace
You would land nowhere and they would offer you no solace
Coz tomorrow is yet to come and you don’t know
The music it would play for you
The words that would splash on the glass of that time
That other pair of feet that would stay in the pool
So buy the space for your future now
Don’t get carried away, the present always decays
What remains belongs to no tense
So If I could stay, if I could stay
Would you spare yourself my company?



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    1. Thank You :)
      Your comment is always expected. glad to see it once again :)

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  2. beautifully written...

    "I wear a crown of broken thoughts studded with twigs of freedom
    And the twin wings of light and dark carry me under the skies"

    Great lines!!!

    Read some of my poetries in my blog
    http://happygarg.blogspot.com/

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    1. will surely read your poems..
      and I'm glad you liked the post :)

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  3. profound lines those were ! a beautifully penned poen can speak the loudest . ! Loved each portion for the message they convey :)

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    1. Thank You Maliny, love to read such comments; they always make my day :)

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  4. simply beautiful.. nice poem. :-)

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    I'm new to blogger, would love for you to check it out and follow maybe? :)

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  6. Sakshi, this one is breath taking!
    The lines, i mean!
    :)

    I am amazed!

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    1. Hi Paritosh, Really glad you liked the lines :)
      feels nice to see such comment..thank you :)
      keep reading..!!

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  7. Awesome is the word! You have raised your own standards i believe!!:)

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    1. and they are always difficult to keep up with..!!
      thank you :)

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  8. This is so intense --very emotional!

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    1. ya..I was kind of overflowing with emotions when i wrote it :p
      it turned out to be something, though its intensity I realized after I was done with it!!
      Hope you liked it :)

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    2. Yes Sakshi i liked it immensely!

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  9. Beautiful! Very well-written piece.

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  10. Beautiful. Wonder how you all write so well. Please keep on writing.
    Cheers,
    Sabyasachi

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  11. Zindagi aur bata tera iraada kya hai !!

    Your emo-battery is fully charged, and u are making most outta it.

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    1. hehe..love those lines!!
      and yes m making most out of it and m loving it :)

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  12. Very nicely written, as though from a kid who wanted to fly to the stars. Nicely done Sakshi! :-)

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    1. Anytime.... hope to see you in my blog more often.

      http://shazam-srk.blogspot.com/

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    2. Will definitely visit your blog more often :)

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  13. touching!! <3

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    1. Hey sorry for the late reply..and thank you so much for the award :) :)
      Will love to go through your blog :)

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  16. Came across your blog through this post via Indiblogger. I always love reading beautiful poems. And I loved your poem. Will come back again to read some more of your good work. :)
    Good luck. Keep up the good work.

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    1. Hey..thank you so much :)
      and I'm really glad you liked the post. Will surely continue with the work. Keep reading here :)

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  18. " Don’t get carried away, the present always decays
    What remains belongs to no tense
    So If I could stay, if I could stay
    Would you spare yourself my company?"

    I could feel the rhythm of the lines. As if it was raining.
    Good to see a poet here.

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    1. Thanks a lot Ajesh :)
      M glad that you loved these lines and could connect with the poem..Keep read here :)

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  19. beautiful verses. very touching and lovely lines. came across ur blog from indiblogger. Loved it.

    my blog- http://bhulbhal.blogspot.com

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  20. Loved the piece! It's beautiful!

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