Siddharth Mehta Poems

Wide-eyed in wonder,
Ella beholds the world.
'How old are you? '
her grandfather asks.
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Life is something we all share,
Just like oxygen in the air.
The way we live it, is up to us,
With a negative or with a plus.
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Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I'm telling lies.
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Life is crazy
And totally unpredictable...
It's going to push you over,
Kick you while you're down,
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I want to tell you
about the sunflower I found
on the sidewalk yesterday.
It is wilting and curled and gorgeous
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Underneath our feet we find
Those branches and thorns a grind.
Why is so life so mean
It is as if no other scene.
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I'm telling the wrong lies,
they are not even useful.

The right lies would at least
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