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Jul 2019 · 953
Carbon
Kanishka Jul 2019
I'm like carbon.
Under the right pressure I'll turn into diamond.
But if exceeded I'll break,
Forever worsened.
There's a limit to my tolerance.
Jul 2019 · 890
Door
Kanishka Jul 2019
I'm like a closed door,
Not locked just shut.
People gather around.
But none of them so bold,
Willing to cross my threshold.
Would you come in?
Jun 2019 · 698
Under The Soil
Kanishka Jun 2019
I lie on my bed all curled up in myself.
No lights, no ventilation, no disturbance.
There's no spark that would lead me out of this cave.
I'm suffocating on my thoughtless brain wave.
There's no one I know coming to me to save.
I desire nothing lord, put me back in my grave.
The rocks and soil will make a comfortable bed I suppose.
Jun 2019 · 473
Dad
Kanishka Jun 2019
Dad
You held my hand and I learned to walk,
You spoke to me and I learned to talk.
You gave me a pencil and I learned to write,
You gave me wings and I took a flight.

To make you proud is all I aim for,
I know you'll save me whenever I'm at war.
No words but one can describe
The respect, the love and the admiration
"DAD"
Happy Father's Day to all the great and amazing dads of the world.
Jun 2019 · 177
Life Giver
Kanishka Jun 2019
Dear mom and dad,
It's only after I was alone that I realised
The world is cruel it won't let me stand
Without you both there's nothing I'd understand.
I miss you already.
Jun 2019 · 129
Incomplete Lessons
Kanishka Jun 2019
There's always a good choice and a bad choice I've heard,
But they are akin in my mind.
No voice in my head guides me to one,
And I lose to them no matter what I've done.
Everyone has their own perception of good. How am I supposed to live up to all of them?
How am I supposed to stay afloat?
May 2019 · 360
Far
Kanishka May 2019
Far
Back when we were so close,
Was when I felt heaven's touch.
Now you're far away from me,
And I crave for you so much.
Come back, be here.
May 2019 · 274
21 May
Kanishka May 2019
Let my heart break with the truth about what was happening,
But don't make me miserable with a lie you find comforting.
I can try and fail to forget this.
May 2019 · 274
Love
Kanishka May 2019
Differences,
Fights,
Distance,
Arguments,
Distrust,
Jealousy,
Dis­belief,
All have love as the cause and love as the victim.
May 2019 · 103
Hollow
Kanishka May 2019
Put a knife to my throat and split it open,
You won't notice blood gushing out.
When I ran out of tears my eyes bled,
I'm hollow now, even my soul fled.
If only those bad dreams go away...
May 2019 · 1.3k
Aurora
Kanishka May 2019
I wish I was an aurora.
My performance will be a blissful rare site.
I'll dance from sky to sky unhindered at night.
My manoeuvre making spectators gasp.
Witnessing me sing will render luck bright.

I wish I was an aurora,
My lovers would camp despite freezing just to peek.
They'll try to touch me but fail.
They'll hold me dear only to lose me instantly.
I'll be their memory, remembered vividly.

I wish I was an aurora.
I'll be the goddess of dawn.
I'll be the chariot of light in darkness.
I'll harbour revolutions in lives.
I'll enlighten everyone as my own.

I wish I was an aurora.
I'll be valued and worshipped by some.
But I'm not an aurora,
I'll die insignificant and glum.
May 2019 · 227
At The End
Kanishka May 2019
I'm not good at being young,
I'm not beaming with life,
I'm regularly petrified of being old
And accepting it all with my withering lung.
What if my existence is a failure?
May 2019 · 202
Apology
Kanishka May 2019
Here I am on my knees atoning for my sins.
The stars shine brighter sitting under them with you,
The bed feels warmer sleeping next to you.
If I get a million lifetimes, I would spend them loving you.
Again. Everytime.
I should've done this sooner.
May 2019 · 1.5k
Eventually
Kanishka May 2019
One of these nights will be the last,
When I cry to sleep because of you.
One of these mornings will be the first,
When I wake up happy in a life without you.
May 2019 · 551
Flowers
Kanishka May 2019
There's always more to it than meets the eye.
Two flowers behind the fence house a million stories,
Insurmountable for all to tell by.
For some it's just two unnoticible flowers,
For some it's the cradle of spring,
For some it's imagery of prison,
For some it's lovers in their haven,
For some it's forbidden opportunities,
For some it's consequence of a strife,
For some it's an offering to a loved one,
For some it's just the cycle of life.
May 2019 · 313
Dry eyes
Kanishka May 2019
Do you sometimes feel so sad
That ground beneath your feet disappear?
That your heart strings break?
That your mouth goes completely dry?
That your eyes can't even shed a tear?
Don't do this to me again god...don't
May 2019 · 328
Why Always A Lemonade?
Kanishka May 2019
When life gives you lemons,
                      Make a face mask out of it.
It's really good for your skin :D
May 2019 · 210
Inspired By A Classic
Kanishka May 2019
Be humble in your triumph,
Be audacious in your defeat.
And if we don't learn lessons from our loss,
We'll find hanging by our neck an albatross.
I know it doesn't give out the right interpretation but I just wanted to tell how disastrous it will be if we don't learn the lessons life has to offer.
May 2019 · 428
Make it Count
Kanishka May 2019
Today I suffered discomposure,
Tomorrow world may bring order.
But I don't postpone my satisfaction.
For time once lost, can't be gained over.
Live every moment of your life to the fullest.
May 2019 · 125
Face It, Make It!
Kanishka May 2019
In fear lies disgrace.
Never be afraid to fall.
Pick yourself up from the dirt.
Remould,rebuild and rekindle.
Live on.
Reform yourself into the person you always thought you could be.
May 2019 · 178
Slow Death
Kanishka May 2019
Stab me everywhere but my heart,
So that I can love you a little while longer.
If only you could see how much I yearn for you,
If only you could love me back too.
I don't know how to give up on you, if you could just be you and love me, nothing would matter.
May 2019 · 322
Misleading Welfare
Kanishka May 2019
I got lured by the match you had,
I let you break down my walls.
Instead of illuminating my dark corners,
You burned me into an ash doll.
Can't figure out how to live again.
May 2019 · 184
Inconceivable
Kanishka May 2019
I think I stopped living today.
I never thought you'll abandon our ship for real but here I am now,
All alone and opening my arms to the demons.
I'm not fine.
Apr 2019 · 282
Two Singularities
Kanishka Apr 2019
My body houses two selves.
Former fulfilling my heart's desire,
Later obeying what my mind dictates.
For you I'll light my brain on fire.
Maybe I'll settle for this love.
Apr 2019 · 379
Thoughtless Mind
Kanishka Apr 2019
A poet suffocates on lack of words,
A blank sheet and an empty soul.
For there is nothing more torturous,
Than when his muse renounces her role.
Apr 2019 · 824
On A Leash
Kanishka Apr 2019
Just as I let my tears part,
My eyes burst in flames,
Reminding me to leash my feelings,
For wilderness is not safe for the tame.

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