Aniruddha Pathak Poems

Hitting life's golf holes,
Struggling to score vague goals,
Forgot, he'd a soul.
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A wrinkled brown leaf
And a dewdrop on the edge,
Hanging on to leaf,
Muse on life ever so brief,
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To love in fear is to go reverse gear,
If such be thine love dear, I might well doubt
You love— the twain is no one to one peer,
And pray, make not that pout a beauty's clout.
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A child when with fewer answers I had,
And more of question on my mind's grey plates,
Mysteries multiplied like a wild fad,
Tell Me Why and How my more loyal mates.
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Baddies come no bagful all of bad,
Nor goodies always make our heart glad,
World is a mix of picks,
Caresses come with kicks,
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A man when wants to kill
A tiger, it's for thrill,
Thinks, he's playing a game—
Game, whatso be the name,
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Ever since he evolved from apes sans pause,
Man has the trivial chased more than the root—
And has tailed everything except right cause—
Thanks to his frailty for low-hanging fruit.
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Some make no bones about bigotry,
Some claim no racist bone in body,
Moving with seamless bliss
Scarce do they heart beat miss,
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They scarce blink, but their bones do feel bad
About this new democratic fad,
About their callous heart,
Their political art,
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Outgoes seem with incomes to nurse grouse,
One has handsome outlook,
The ‘ther no breach can brook,
Breasts as feel frustrate, confined in-house,
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