THE VOICE OF THE MESSENGER


I said that your soul was gone
no one believed me;
so i shook my head silently
and watched as the doom caved in...

I said that the light you see
is nothing but the shadow of the hell fires-
the place you're going soon
for all the evil you did, and still continue to do.
but as ever,
you didnt believe me,
so i smiled sadly
and saw your fate closing in...

I said that the music you hear
is nothing but the dirge being sung
you didnt believe me when i said
that you will go the same way too- 
hanging on the shoulders of the people you dont even know-strangers
but you didnt believe me
so i pursed my lips
and became a spectator of your fall...

I said that the beauty you see
is the forgotten remembrances of the actual shine.
"All that glitters is not gold"
I said it till my voice grew hoarse
but yoy still run behind the mirage 
that plays tricks on your eyes
again and yet again...

I said the end will come
but no one believed me
so i sit ticking down the dates on my chart
neatly piling the good and the bad
because the time will come
and the judgement being done
on the basis of the good you did
which Alas! is so piteously few
that i turn my head away,
away from your cries;
the sounds that were scorching the skies...





Comments

  1. gr8 work kirti. it took me some time to really understand what u r trying to potray in ur poem, which itself suggests heights u have achieved in literary world
    rajesh sridhar

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  2. wonderful .it really amazes me how u come with such gr8 ideas described very beautifully through ur poems.
    sridhar

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  3. hey tatagaru and mauvayya... i asked u read the other one actually... the one called INCANDESCENCE.. anyways thanks...:):)

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  4. I loved the last stanza the most.
    Great one :) Loved it.

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  5. Ah, you found a fan in me too :) Your poems are quite beautiful. I've not read your previous poems, but I can agree to Mr.Sridhar's comment of a high standard set through your wordplay! Eloquent. Well written! :)

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  6. PS: If you want to know how to write a haiku, you can visit the page ~What is a Haiku~ here :)

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  7. thanks a lot leo!!! i m sooooo glad u like my poem. ur approval means a lot!! and thanks abt the haiku link. well to tell u the truth, i have already read whtevr i cud on it but its too hard to WRITE one... my poems are generally so easygoing.. anyways thanks a lot!!!

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  8. So ominous and foreboding beautifully written, deeply-affecting

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  9. BRILLIANT POETRY, THANKS FOR SHARING.
    hAPPY RALLY.

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  10. playful and smart word play.
    beautiful expressions.
    Thanks for joining poets rally.

    have fun!

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  11. Liked liked and liked,
    Nothing more to say.
    Liked like and liked,
    And gently out I sway.

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  12. thank you Mihir. and thats surely a lovely and encouraging four liner :)

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  13. This one is too good ... well written !!!

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