Do not seek metaphors in my words,
No more I compete in the race of herds.
Along the shadow of forests, I saunter;
I am not free, but I am not caged either.
It took me eons to tear off my own skin,
That I kept pasting one on another, like filters.
Blood, sweat, tears and what not,
Path to self callously frees us from them all.
Many told me but none showed me to be self;
I embraced this flaw and made it my forte.
Little did I know it was not the road not taken,
I fell behind at will; it's okay to be broken.
The hair on my skin breathes fresh air;
this world is more or less the same, only clear.
I know ornaments augment one's beauty,
but it's the bland soul that assigns a meaning.
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