Anu Veluri Poems

A push that’s always from behind, never from within comes
Passionless performance making life more and more cumbersome
Never was I, never will I be in such a desultory chase
I am not in the rat race
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I am chasing a dream
A dream that can never be mine
I am attracted to a fantasy
That makes my days bright and nights shine
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We are destined to depart,
Then why not fill the tumblers of time with the elixir of mirth
Drink, swirl and gambol
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My heart come back to me
My faith in life is on a high
I realize it’s time to secure thee
O live in me, strengthen our ties
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A surprising cloudburst on the land of the Nizam and lo! All the traffic gets stuck
Some curse fate, some sense bad luck, the surroundings in seconds, become an absolute yuck! !

My auto squeezed forth inch by inch, the stink from the uncovered flowing drainage, Jeez Kills!
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I could not sleep last night
For my soul tormented me
All the responsibilities that I willingly shirked
Loomed uglier than nightmares and irked me
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Against all odds
You accepted me
Just for what I am
Knowing my life’s been a catastrophe
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