Longing : A piece of bad poesy

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Maybe this is what death is like-
A person closes,
With thoughts of warm beds and red roses
Of rebirth and acts of cleansing
He sees white lights with high hopes of deliverance.
But he floats on, with longing
Acceptance, but no deliverance.

Maybe it is what love is like (or the love I know) -
Years in longing, years in denial
Then years in acceptance,
But still longing.
I've never had qualms with accepting.
I've dealt with my denial and understood yours
Understood life and its absurd ways
But help me understand this-

That why, why
When I think of summers and white swings,
I think of you
When I think of winters and perfectly brewed tea,
I think of you
And at long night, when I've dealt with another day,
When I've smiled the smiles and laughed the laughs
Lived through summers and lived through winters (tried)
And I sit back, staring at blank pages on my laptop screen,
I think of you.

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  1. AnonymousNovember 18, 2014 at 10:59 AM

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    1. PranavNovember 22, 2014 at 5:45 AM

      Thank you for the read and the wonderful comment Afya :)
      Its heartening to see someone share the same view of the world, wonder at the tenderness behind the opacity that we see everyday.

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    2. AnonymousNovember 23, 2014 at 9:37 AM

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    3. PranavNovember 26, 2014 at 10:15 AM

      I think being honest in what you write is the first step in writing anything. We're all stalkers of good poetry, good words :)
      I'm just happy you found mine worth it :)

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  2. Sampoorna GonellaNovember 19, 2015 at 12:55 PM

    This is so beautiful! It touched my heart and thank you so much for writing it!

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    1. PranavJanuary 10, 2017 at 5:06 AM

      I'm glad you could connect, that is most important! Thanks for reading and apologies for the extensively late reply, life got in the way.

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