I know not the path,
That leads to thee;
I know not the lanes
Thou live in;
I know not the name,
Thou art called with;
And I know not the way,
Thou look like.

But I know,
That thou exist.
Thou exist, in me and us all.
Thou exist, in a shapeless
And formless form.

But the foolish man,
Searches for thee,
Hither and yon;
Whereas thou exist,
Elsewhen,
In the timeless eons.

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If not your lanes,
elsewither shall I roam?
If not your heart,
elsewhat shall I call my home?
If not your soul,
elsewhom shall I chase?
If not your memories,
else whose shall I embrace?

Tethered with your reminisces
here I stand lone.
Lost in wilderness
my cackle turns into moan.
The coagulated memories
can not be forgotten,
no longer there're remedies
for the feelings rotten.
Into your heaven
of the spirits unknown,
soon I'll be driven
carrying my flesh and bone.
The divine call
would be denied by none,
elsewhen shall
our souls be one?

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Love seeps from the crevices
of our memories, long forgotten,
as I teeter my way around your
shadow.

You walk oblivious to my being.
You want to believe that
we've never known each other's
breath.

But I come from elsewhen,
only to let myself lay on your bosom
and live the days I failed to live
in my time.
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You left me broken.
In pieces infinite.
Elsewhen,for umpteenth time,
i heal.

With colours of self-love.
I got drenched.
Elsewhen,for umpteenth time,
i paint.

Stars,at night,shine.
My scars too.
Elsewhen,for umpteenth time,
i glow.

You introduced the darkness.
I empowered it.
Elsewhen,for umpteenth time,
i win.

You took my happiness.
I tamed tears.
Elsewhen,for umpteenth time,
i smile.

You killed my expectations.
I killed regrets.
Elsewhen,for umpteenth time,
i exist.

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Cage me today Cut my wings
For elsewhen today for
I'll fly more elsewhen
than I desired I'll learn
to
embellish
my scars

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I mean,
let's take birth again.
Apart, miles away this time.
Let's cross borders,
language, culture, history,
beliefs, practices and prejudices
to love; to fall and just be.

Now that we know well
how far two can be
inside a single bedroom,
let's together try
how close two could grow
inspite oceans inbetween
elsewhen!

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They agreed to resist,
the urge omnipresent.
Elsewhen, their ringtones now,
spelt heartbeats.

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Love is a lie, they said.
The lie that made me stronger.
It's a trap, they said.
The trap that made me believe.
It's a maze, they said.
The maze that helped me find a way.
It's a web, they said.
A web that freed me from all fears.
It's a fake reflection, they said.
The only mirror that made me see the clear reality.
It is selfish, they said.
Which is what made me what I am today.
It's complicated they say, but I've only seen it in it's pure form.
Mom and Dad, is love really a lie?
Even if it is, is it wrong?
For the love you all shower on me is no less than a blessing.
You know love is for real, now, elsewhen and forever.
For even your anger speaks language of love to me.

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I still recall the days elsewhen the smell of mustard brought me joy as a child. It wasn't much really, just a tiny oil factory on the road where I would wait for my school bus everyday.
I know not how it stuck but that one scent brings out a nostalgia no other catalyst could.
When days were less complicated and my younger self unaware of the lessons I've now learnt.

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After all this while
Throwing stones
At myself
In still water ,
I now drown
As I try
To strangle
my own image

Because I smudge
Everytime I try to catch
The infinite reflections
You cast
As you stroll
Between two mirrors
Of heart and mind.

Elsewhen ,my dear
Betwixt Beehive,Boulder
Bared Beethoven Battered?

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