Wednesday, November 5, 2014

One step closer

Write a song and teach me
how not to be
afraid of isolation
that creeps in when I tumble on
empty grey sidewalks,
or that settles down
like dust
on faded ink of half-filled notebooks.
Teach me how to befriend,
how to make it a part of the skin,
the solitude
of disoriented moments
that exists deeper
than the slow rush of blood
amidst weary veins and black charred bones.
Write me a song.
Make those moments, the life which was
always ours,
an interesting piece of play..
a little more perpetual than the
the lies, the cries,
the people, the puppets, the hatred, the agony,
the miserable nights, the forced smiles,
the only me and the only you.
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Paused at Howra bridge, Kolkata

26 comments:

  1. this holds so much. i filed this one in my favourites folder!

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  2. Wow! I loved this! what a lovely play of words depicting deep longings and emotions. A plea to break few from all the drudgery and bitterness to enjoy a few moments in peace with the beloved..awesome :)

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  3. good attempt... is there a connection with Howra bridge though ?

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  4. I need to reread this....beautiful...how someone can break us free from all the wrongs and the bad experiences that have come our way.

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    1. and we always need that someone to break us free.

      Isn't it just useless to pretend to be independent?

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  5. So beautiful and I love the photo :-)

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    1. Coming from you, it means so much!

      I'm a huge fan of your photography.

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  6. this poem brought to mind the same emotions and sense of self expressed in the early songs of Paul Simon, ie., like "i am a rock" and even "sounds of silence"...i have certainly been there too, Vinati...

    i also agree with Raajii that the photo was a well chosen metaphor, and it struck me as quite awesome when viewing it for the first time in an even larger size with my RSS reader...of course, i had to look up the Howrah Bridge to understand it...

    have you ever given any thought to making collages? you have a good sense for meaningful visual juxtapositions that would work very well in that medium...

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    1. Thank you for sharing those links. Beautiful songs, especially Sounds of silence.

      Yes, the photo felt so right. Choosing a picture for the blog is one of the most relaxing things to do and I enjoy it thoroughly.

      I haven't yet. It requires time and I'm lacking a lot of it lately. -_-

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  7. Reminds me of 'show me how to live', but on a more mellow scale :)

    Cheers,
    Blasphemous Aesthete

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    1. I haven't heard this song.. will hear it now.!

      Thanks for sharing. :)

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  8. This is the most beautiul thing I read today. The picture was the cherry on top. Your post title also reminded me of the song, "Thousand years" by Christina Perri.

    "One step closer

    I have died every day
    waiting for you
    Darlin' don't be afraid
    I have loved you for a
    Thousand years
    I'll love you for a
    Thousand more.."

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    1. Thank you Dhara. Those are lovely lyrics! I have to listen this song.

      I'm amazed how this post reminds many of my readers, of various beautiful songs. It is no less then a compliment. Thank you once again!

      xo

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