It's a number of sorries that merely worked,
Its numerous tears that never tired,
Its bulk of send-offs that never returned,
It's just you, who never helped me come out of this deeper silence.
But you helped me learn how to breathe within those deeper echoes of memories.
My dear soul, come back to make me feel what it is to be living.

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It's not the salary that fuels the fire,
Nor opportunities that make hearts desire.
Appraisals may come, but they won't sustain,
What drives dedication is respect
and appreciation's gain.
For a loyal person,
it's the recognition true,
That quenches their passion,
and sees them through.
Without it, dedication wanes,
and hearts grow cold,
Turning the loyal
into the ordinary,
young and old.

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*Stanza 4*

A community once, stood strong and united as one,
For growth and progress, beneath the sun.
But now, it seems, we merely share and jest,
Memes and laughter, at the expense of what's best.

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Cinemas once, a moral compass did provide,

Like Bagawat Geetha, Bible, and Quran, side by side.

But now, they focus, on the negative sway,

Leaving positive sentiments, to fade away.

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*Stanza 2*

The library's halls,
a treasure trove to explore,
Where heroes' stories,
Inspired and more.

But now, a phone's screen,
a knowledge source true,
Yet, heroes' flaws, exposed,
as Gandhi's too.

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In days of school, a captain led the way,
A hero to me, in a preteen day.
Now, captains wear their badges,
unknown to pride, Shouldering
responsibilities, with hearts full of stride.

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You would have chosen me over anything if I had everything and were the richest.

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Unspoken words that weighs your heart

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Life is a game, where victories are claimed,
But in the shadows of success,
another's dreams are tamed.

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You are sucking my confidence
And that is how you are losing
My dedication

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