I’m but a speck of dust.
An imperfect child of the universe.
Gliding with the wind,
But in my mind,
I’m on my adventure,
To someplace unseen;
To some state attainable,
My life is a mystery,
Searching for a place it belongs,
To achieve mastery.
In this journey,
Life unfolds an irony,
When I sit here
In solitude,
Reciting that I don’t care,
As I scroll through old memories.
Wondering will I ever be over this,
And when.
There’s something
In this loneliness,
Those quiet moments,
They hold you,
That’s all they do.
Until the fears subside,
Until the tears dry,
And you start to believe
That at that moment
Nothing can hurt you.
There I found a solution,
Maybe all I need is to shed some load.
The lighter the faster.
Dumping baggage,
To be a step closer.
But if I could,
I would have already.
Already living a life I didn’t plan.
A tragedy.
It’s impossible to explain,
But I’ll get over everything,
In just a few years.
I’ll survive every whirlwind of emotions,
I’ll cross every river of fears.
Some might say I changed.
But now there’s no turning back.
No more white flags,
When my self-respect is under attack.
In pleasing others,
And following by their orders,
I made myself a failure.
And that’s blame on me not them.
It’s my ship and I’m the sailor.
Learning from the mistakes,
Leaving the naive me in a hearse,
I’m now marching forward,
To create my own universe.
– Mahesh Mali
If you haven’t already read, go check out my poetry collection – “Reflections of My Youth”
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Mahesh Mali |Awesomengers
Deep and poignant words so well composed, Mahesh.
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Thank you, Kamal ji 💛
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Welcome Mahesh.
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beautifully written.. 😍❤️❤️
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Thanks 💛
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So beautifully weaved conveying the whole process of being hurt, getting through it and then making something out of it. Beautiful beautiful ❤❤
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Thank you ❤
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Nice blog
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Thank you, Saania 🌼
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So beautiful! ☺️
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Thank you, Shivani 😊
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Well done, a poem that demands to be read more than once.
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Thank you, Jane!
They say, to be worth publishing, a poem ought to be one that demands to be read again. So, I’m glad you found this poem to be of that kind.
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Beautiful words and a wonderful blog!!!😊
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Thank you for stopping by 😊
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Beautiful words and well penned . Truly commendable work by you
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Thank you, ma’am!
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Manesh – I LOVE this poem. You’ve gained a follower.
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Thanks, Ben!
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Beautiful..Totally Relatable
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Thank you, Priyanshi 🧡
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Loved it!🤩
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Hey Durgesha, thank you for stopping by 🧡
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Welcome!☺
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Nice start! I’m glad you’re still writing.
Thank you for stopping by my blog.
Tim
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Thanks for, Tim 😊
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Wonderful
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Thank you, Lufti 😊
Idk how your comment ended up in spam, I just noticed that 😐
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This is beautiful Mahesh.
The falling, the failing and the lifting… all so poignant .
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Life is a rollercoaster ride!
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Yes indeed !!
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So beautiful ❤️ I love thinking, and wrting about universe, cosmos, galaxies.. ♾️🌙✨🪐
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Thank you ❤
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Wonderfully articulated ……. Each para has a hidden story…. Loved reading it 😍
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Glad you loved it ✌🏽
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Beautiful
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Thanks, Tanishka
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You’re Welcome
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A very well articulated poem!
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Thank you 😊
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What an empowering poem! I am glad to have read it! Thank you for sharing!
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Thank you, Aushana ✨
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