Taniesha Vaswani

Gossip murmurs lies
Giggles question nature
Grunts and growls across the room fly
Gurgling fountains concealing melodic cries
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Beleaguered by the brutalizing cries for the brawler, stood I; a boxer misunderstood
The palpitations of my heart discordantly pacing with the dehumanizing snarls; the jury's jeers
The overture to the chapters of torture avowed with the closing of all doors
Reviving, revoking and compelling me to reminisce the imprisonment of my body; confined with the spirit of fears.
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