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I may be new here,
but I am truly a ghost returning
to a craft I abandoned,
pages I avoided
a pen I dropped.

all due to fear.

I ran from writing,
from the jagged edges of a crisp pen tip,
the way words would tear my mind open.
so long gone,
gone for so long,
I forgot how to find myself
between margins and my breath.

this is my second chance at beginning,
rough drafts and trembling edits
but real words and stories.
a fierce clawing back
to speak up
clarify
experience joy.

each sentence my pen brings me
is a sure lifeline
every word a piece of me
I have been aching to share.

writing for me is the first time you come up for air
after you let the ocean envelope you
that pulsing adrenaline
pushing you to the surface
of everything that once held you down.

so here I am,
trying again.
a reckoning of a beginning.
this is what keeps me alive + breathing. a pen and a pulse is all I need.
“Hey you! Blame your fate and your past self for making whatever strange and downright absurd decisions that have led you to read this poem. 
If you think it is going to be deep, or profound or interesting or in any way worth your time,
You are unfortunately very mistaken.”

Candlestick, both sides blaze
Still a dark room, still an unsteady gaze
Nothing to write. Pen comatose. 
Melting skin, heart in froze. 

“Honestly I can't take it anymore”

Darkness ahead, and nothing is new
Just move like before, known patterns and cue

“It doesn't even make sense”

Princess sleeps, cold black stone
Don't wake her up to the world unknown

“It's not a cry for help. No one can help me anyways”

You smell the coming rot
Deathly trap, mouse is destined to be caught. 
Don't lament his death. 
Cause it's not a ******
It's an unforeseen tragedy, that's all. 
You'll fall from grace, you know you're soon to die
Why don't you go and run, and do your best to deny. 
Screams of pain, 
Blood and guts have made this very terrain. 
Wherever you go, the world is round my dear. 

“OH * NO OH * NO OH ** NO”

“Scratch that one out”

Myself standing motionless in doorways and parking,
Dead pigeons, carcasses, eyes lifeless, smile snarky,
You say write what you feel yet, 
You claim you can't feel a thing
Drag marks on dry dirt, beast hungry, time to ****, 
Frostbitten, white marks, death count and the phone may ring
Forget what you said, you never said a thing. 

“You know? Maybe it is all my fault”

Beauty, love, pain, dandruff
Regrets creep, phasmophobe, blood altar, lose all hope. 
Cardboard box, old stained floor
You speak to death as you close the door
What he said can you tell? Mitosis? Fallen angel? 
You seek truth, yet you don't know what, 
How truth may it look and will it hurt?
Stare blankly, to the stars, in your may, darkest night
Make your heart raise, fast cortisol trembling knee
The truth happens to be exactly what you see

I look up, with my eyes growing numb
A path shown by a piece of ****
But all I could ever see, was the horizon. 
That claustrophobic horizon
My anger is alive.
My anger is holy.
It is not destructive,
not evil, not uncontrolled.
It does not consume—
it creates.
It creates justice.

It grows as a tree grows,
toward the light,
toward the truth.
It rises in strength,
in steady determination,
branches reaching wide,
casting shade over all
who seek its refuge.

My anger is breath—
filling my lungs
with the fire to endure,
to press on, to press on.
My anger is courage.
It is the sword I raise,
the armor I wear
beside peace, beside truth.

My anger is holy.
My anger is my own.
It is mine.
Micah C 3d
x
as of it hadn't been clear yet
it's their latest declaration
knocking on the door
we're the weapons of mass destruction

ear to the ground
nothing in the air
doesn't make a sound
fall to the ground
and stare

there's blood in the grave
a picture for the frame
what else can they do
but force us to mate

disruption of the flow
the population stands
snakes in the grass
have shaken my pace

ear to the ground
leaves in the air
don't make a sound
fall to the ground
nothing for you now
Sarangi 3d
Horizon met when you were with me
You taught me how to live.
You made me feel alive.
And for that, I will be forever grateful.

Some roads never cross in reality
Like railway tracks,
They run parallel through destinies.
Though they don’t meet,
They embrace the warmth of traveling together,
Cherishing the moments they pass.

White light may be plain,
But a rainbow is true beauty
Its colors never cross, yet together they shine.
At the end of this ellipse
a golden *** awaits
where a dwarf king will bless us
with love and prosperity.
We just need to be faithful until then.

Happy birthday love,
Here’s to many more years to come
cheers to us, forever. ❤️
Pink cotton candy clouds
Made of sweet spun sugar
Look too good to eat
I want to touch them
As they paint the sky
Against a bright blue sky
It’s stunning look
As they drape  a rose colored city
With an exotic look
It looks unreal
Pink cotton candy clouds
Remind me of pink Necco wafer candies
Bringing back sweet memories
I want to be a patriot
But it's very difficult
Because we aren't really independent
That's the harsh truth
Divided by thousands of castes
And a handful of religions
Steeped in poverty
Hard to find humanity
In this third world nation
Easier to find depression!

I want to be a patriot
However, I am hurt
By the sheer apathy
Ever present in our society
Towards the sufferings
Of the depressed and so-called backward classes
As well as mental health
Not to mention, so much filth
Leading to countless diseases
And thus deaths of thousands!!

I want to be a patriot
But nothing to be patriotic about
Most people are selfish
For gossip, they fish
However, when you truly need help
You don't get help
In this society, only pain
Not a single gain!!

I want to be a patriot
But no use for it
This country protects the corrupt
And the morally bankrupt
The good people suffer
Especially the women
And of course, the needy and poor
I am ashamed to be an Indian!!

I want to be a patriot
However, I cannot
All I care about is my close circle
Of family, cousins and friends
Call me anti-national
I won't give two hoots
I'm done
With this so-called nation!!
Poem on how hard it is to be a patriot in today's India.
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