The little secret
to success
is
to become
comfortable
with
the discomfort

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be prepared to make the hardest choices
and walk on the path less travelled

Never wait for the good times
foundations of triumph
are laid during the worst of times

Be your own confidant and critic
and be friends with isolation
that teaches the best lessons

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Modern marriages
No less than scripted reality shows
adorned with Plastic smiles and flowers
display of pretentious affections for the pictures

Who cares about the customs and rituals
when they don't match
with the costumes and aesthetics
of this faulted faultlessness

There is music, dance, and cheerfulness
that explodes only in front of cameras
as everyone wants to mark the attendance
and march towards food arrangements

I wonder! Does it mark the union of two souls
or just an ostentatious parade
to attain a benchmark of set societal standards?

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Sitting by the window starting the starlit sky
awestruck by the glare of the winsomeness of celestial pearl
She savored the exquisiteness of nature's winsome creation
that was evident on her moonlit grinning face
and her serene aura

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is in absolute symmetry
like the threads of a tapestry

Portraying the artistry
of the creator's agility
to emulate aesthetic beauty

Evoking a sense of sensibility
and bringing in serenity
to the heart's territory

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To read is to relish
the artistic quintessence
and obtain the ability to distinguish
between the virtue and vice

Dive deep to unleash
the layers of intact innocence
in a pursuit to accomplish
and acquire complete cognizance

Cherish the way creators embellish
each character with multifarious emotions
unraveling in situations of anguish
if we can read between the lines

Discarding the brutalities of reality harsh
escaping into a fictitious ambiance
with a wish to replenish
the goblet of heart with poetic bliss

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Each colour has a story of its own
connoting emotions umpteen
spreading unequivocal exhilaration

Whether it is crimson-red denoting passion
vibrant yellow spreading jubilation
nature's gratifying lush green

Ubiquitous blue embodying tranquillity serene
or optimistic orange that betoken
absolute emancipation

Blissful white in conclusion,
an amazing concoction of red, blue, and green
signifying the beauty of aesthetic amalgamation

Playing a pivotal role in enhancing our perception
these colours echo in unison
the songs of exuberance and elation

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Firmly fastened feelings
locked up longing desires
confined to the heart's walls

Choked by the constraints
repressed by societal norms
make every effort to break the shackles

Will they ever be disclosed?
or just brushed under the carpet
as it may disrupt
the emotionally devoid ambiance

What if those sentiments
evoke a sense of tenderness
and reinstate the lost humaneness?

Let's look on the bright side
and keep our spirits high
be hopeful the emotional blooms
find their way out one day

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Herd mentality

Mindlessly mimicking whatever is trending
without even thinking where this is heading

This is the existing "in thing" that's prevailing
to glorify and promote manipulating

Masquerading the epicaricacy feeling
vocalize everything disgusting and call it entertaining

It's bizarre to see that the influencing
are the ones faking a picture-perfect living

Nothing would come of this scenario disrupting
except for landing them in a dungeon depressing

This status quo is indeed concerning
ringing the bells alarming

It's long overdue to open this blindfolding
awaken the narcissistic and delusional offspring

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assists people to reach the heights
and even bringing them down at times

Unconcerned by the unkind footfalls
or overwhelmed by the exhilarating leaps
remain as the silent spectacular of uncertainties

Even when the days are elated or depressed
whether you are in your highs or lows
the stairs emblematize that this too shall pass

Nothing and none can derail your intentness
if you adopt to firmness
and continue your journey towards terminus

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