He caressed me gently, clasping my hands in his,
While I lay beside him, marvelling his esoteric allure.
Somewhere between all the repartee and leisure,
I relinquished myself within his gape.
And as he clutches me within his arms,
I can't surmise what I ultimately won
Because never did I ever think
Love would emanate at a place
I never scoured for.

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Now that years have passed,
And your face fades in my memory,
It's these tiny droplets of rain,
Which still reminds me of our history.

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Shackled, tortured, plagued,
Her hands were all tied.
Her tormentors treated her
Just like a slave.
They thought they had broken her
And her fighting spirit was over.
But she was a fighter,
And she fought them all
Like a Phoenix born from fire,
She rose above them all.
For years they tried to subdue her,
But the irony remains,
How she surpasses them all.
Her name they will never forget,
The mother called India.

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Tell me now, was it all worth losing?
Was it how you wanted me to leave?
Did you feel good, when she touched you?
Or did it remind you of me?

The day you lost me, did it hurt you,
Or was the pain only in my heart?
Do you ever regret doing what you did,
Or would you do it again, in a heartbeat?

My tears have stopped flowing a long time ago,
But the questions in my head never ceased.
So I ask you this for one last time,
Did you ever love me?

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I stumbled across an old picture of us,
An old Polaroid, from our time at the beach.
Your hands all wrapped around my waist,
I smile, thinking of the good old days.
My heart overflowed with happiness and love,
When did we lose it? When did it get so tough?
When did I burn out from your heart,
Only to be replaced by the flame of love for her?
Nights still pass by, when I put myself to sleep,
Thinking about what we could have been.
But I guess my time was up,
And you knew that before I did.
So now as the Moon goes to bed,
I put away the picture in the drawer of your memories.
With tears in my eyes.

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Stuck in a room full of people,
Never did I feel as lonely as I do now.
It's difficult to explain what the Heart feels,
At times like this.
It feels like you are drowning in a pool of water,
With no one to save you, even though there are people around you.
It feels like the last breath trying to leave your body,
But it just can't seem to get out.
Somehow, you are stuck in a place,
With nowhere to go, nothing to do.
And yet you are surrounded by the one's who love you.
It's a mixed emotion, I can't really explain.
Somebody please tell me what to do!

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It has been a long night!
Laying on the bed, side to side,
Feels like miles between us.
We fight with each other,
Yet we don't want to be with each other.
And now we are scared to be the first one to say goodbye.
I am grasping at straws,
And so are you.
We both know the flame of love,
Burnt out from both our souls.
There's nothing left for me say anymore.
I guess we aren't ready to face the truth.
Maybe we will continue this hoax,
Only just to conserve our own egos.

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Let us escape together to
A world where no person lives in fear.
No racism, no classism, no gender biases.
Where no one is at a disadvantage,
Just because they do not fit the "majority".
Where your sexuality, is your personal matter,
Not a basis for one to get abused.
To a world which is filled with love,
Respect and mutual understanding.

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His mother was a beautiful woman,
With a heart of gold.
She would always caress his face,
And comfort him, whenever he was sad.
His father was a man of duty,
And honour was what he valued the most.
He taught his children a valuable subject,
Of how to be the kind and generous.
His younger sister was a little angel,
Even though she irritated him a lot.
But he loved her more than anything,
His little child she was.
One day two men came to their house,
While he was in school.
They said they were messengers of God,
And saw his father as Devil's vassal.
They deemed his family a traitor of God,
And decided to end their depravity for good.
Took out a pistol and killed them all.
And just like that Taliban had orphaned another child.

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The depravity in his eyes,
Made me scared for my life.
He smiled a vicious smile,
Before taking a step towards me.
I couldn't run, he had me all tied.
He raped me over and over again,
I couldn't even make any noise.
He was a saviour or so I had thought,
Who feed me and my kids.
But in the end, he was just a monster,
Who raped me, a poor dog.

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