Ashvini Swamy Poems

Where lies the bones of my heart?
Stripped of its flesh & love.
How can you be so cruel & call that place a grave?
Not a grave nor mausoleum but my sanctuary this…..
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The sea from my window looks so blue today
Was it this blue always?
Or was I not noticing it…..
Hidden behind the mists of your uncaring nonchalance!
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You were held like the rarest rose
Sheltered from the storm and sea
Irung my soul to rid your pain
Both inside and out...
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Thought it was buried and finally at peace
For this grave was dug wide and deep
But it lingered beneath the surface
Just under my skin….
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To stifle the heart is a horrible thing to do…..
After all the heart wants what a heart wants!
Restless to go on its quest,
I finally let mine go…
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Of salt, sweat and the sea,
Thirsty leaves rustle like meandering waves
Summer unrelenting
Memories of the harvest moon fading
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I was a first class magician
I could conjure a thousand red lanterns in thy gloomy sky
I could levitate a heart from the depths of despair
Master of smoke and mirrors that eluded the hurt
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Why does the parijat bloom alone in the night?

So that it does not enamore anyone with its scent
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Being over cautious will get your heart no where

Take a chance, let it hurt, live a little
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