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It’s a valley of baby-pink bougainvilleas
We’re little girls spreading our little wings
Running after each other
Colourman O Colourman, which colour do you choose?
I choose you, perhaps I whisper to myself,
I will always choose you.
Our love will blossom as we hold our hands
Ring a ring o’ roses
My rosy cheeks, your dusky grin
Aren’t we the best?
I’ll go after you, run, run
It’s a valley of red roses
I’ve plucked all the thorns,
Love will come to you
Like a soft petal closing your eyelids
Love will come to us
We will be the queens of the world
We need no one
Aren’t we the best?
As the branches grow pink, I blush too
I love you, I love you.
 
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The earth smells like you
I run my fingers through the leaves of the potted plant
There are no flowers today,
You were running your fingers through the sand
There were no seashells that day
You were smiling as ever,
The sunlight gliding off your skin like oil
I tied my heart to the waves of your hair
The waves made me fall on your shoulder in a giant splash
I didn’t need the sea to fall for you, but I wonder
Who did you fall for?
I called you a mermaid and you braided my hair with flowers
I called you a fairy
Your laughter still ringing in my ears
It has been years.
I found a tiny bud in the plant
A single dewdrop on it
Perhaps that rolled down my cheek.
The earth smells like you today
But I couldn’t be the plant
Rooted in you.
Some dreams, or most, don’t come true. 

	


				
	






	
	

		
A lover’s promise
	


	
					

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Last night I held you in my arms
Your warmth felt like a thousand suns
You bared your heart right into mine
My breath just stopped, and so did time.

The words you spoke were songs to me
They calmed me like a lullaby
Your laughter rang like jingling bells
I gave in to your charming spell

You touched me and I dreamed again
I felt as free as pouring rain
Falling from up high above
Falling hard, for you, my love

I took a breath and smelled the sea
Your stormy soul was calling me
I lost my way among the waves
You found me and you saved the day

We locked our lips, a feast began
Of each delight that’s known to man
Fresh new buds bloomed within
An homage to Original Sin

You’re made of stardust and the sky
You’re the Beauty in my eyes
You’ve bared your heart right into mine,
I’ll be yours till the end of time.

		
	
	


				
	






	
	

		
Muse unknown
	


	
					

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I see you but I know you not
Yet I find you in my thoughts
Your lotus eyes look so surprised
Every time they lock with mine.





I strike a pose of nonchalance
While I’d really like some chance
To talk to you, to know you more
To steal a glimpse into your soul.





Do you see me as I see you?
Would you speak, if I wanted to?
I guess I shall never know
You’ll always be my Muse unknown.

	


				
	






	
	

		
Nobody told me how
	


	
					

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Nobody told me how to look up
From the road filled with grey, Stretching and stretching into eternity
And look into the world
Into
People.
Sheer crowds of them
Moving in a steady fast pace





I lock my eyes with a man and my heart leaps
Not in joy,
There are no butterflies in my stomach
No love in my heart
My heart leaps like I’d like to leap into an abyss.
The glance of the man
Lasts only for a fraction of a second
He looks away
And I start looking at myself
What did he see?
That fraction of a second costs me a lifetime
Of mapping my body, my gestures, my posture
Measuring what I am and what I should be
Measuring to fit in
But sticking out like a sore thumb.





Nobody told me how to look straight
Into the mirror
And not want to be someone else.
I resist the urge to shatter it into pieces
The glass is spotless and devoid of cracks
I am not
No one is.





I lock my eyes with myself
I travel back in time to all the promises I had made
Pointing fingers at the mirror
Pep-talk for the self.
The mirror stays at the same place
Neither have I gone any further
Only the years have gone by.
The one standing on the other side calls me a liar and a cheat
I admit defeat
And put out the lights.





Nobody told me how to look down
Into the screen
And not compare myself to every standard set.
Scrolling up and down
Sighs of despair and unfulfillment
Oh the disparity.





I lock my eyes with the girl on the screen
With eyes as blue as the times when I’m feeling down
Figure as enchanting as non-existence is to me
Skin as smooth as the paper I accidentally cut my fingertip with
Smile as bright as sun on a scorching summer day.
Even while I fight the Euro-centric bias
Perpetuated in our minds
I wonder why some get to be so perfect
And more importantly,
Why some get to decide what’s perfect.





Nobody told me how to look inside
Get out of my head
And get over myself.

	


				
	






	
	

		
Perfection
	


	
					

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Freeing up my heart and soul

I drink joy from your eyes

Flying past my darken days

I soar across the skies.


I’ve met you in all my dreams

We’ve held our hearts as one

You are me, I am you

Our days have just begun.


Don’t lose hope, I love you,

You’re the perfect me

I’ve searched for you everywhere

You have set me free.


Mirrors on the wall don’t know

Perfection is false

Stop looking for ideal selves.

We’re human beings, not dolls.


I don’t look for you anymore

I now know I am you

Imperfection is the perfect choice

The rest is all untrue.

	


				
	






	
	

		
I wished I were like you
	


	
					

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I wished I were like you

Long haired, dreamy eyed

Graceful like a princess

Always smelling like a garden

Your chocolate complexion

Beckoning the sun to shine upon your skin.

I can look at you for hours

Would you mind?

No, you wouldn’t

You’re too kind to shun me.

Even though I offer bland company

You smile at my attempts to make you grin.


I wished I were like you

Your dewy face lighting up with glee

Always chirping like a little bird

Hopping in circles

Among your vast group of friends.

They adore you, and so do I,

Desperately wanting to be your chum.

Have a place for a boring mate?

I wish I could tell you

How stunning you looked

When you dyed your cropped hair blue.


I wished I were like you

A cool guy never losing his calm

Compassionate but funny

Tall, charming and goofy

Always entertaining your buddies

And stealing girls’ hearts.

I admire you

Your look of not-a-care-in-this-world

Careful not to brandish your deeds of help.

A true gentleman

A real friend.


I wished I were like you

Everyone knows your name

The gem of our college

Excelling in every sphere

How do you manage?

Guitar, basketball, debates

Even elocution and drama

You are everywhere, man.

It’s intimidating, honestly

But it must be great being you

A blessed amalgamation of virtues

You’re an example to follow,

My mother is proud that I am your classmate.


I wished I were like so many others

People I know

People I don’t

People I imagine.

Oh how I wished I were not me.


It’s different now,

Now that she has told me

She wished she were like me.

She, who I thought was the happiest soul,

The embodiment of perfection.


The grass is always greener on the other side.

You can’t escape yourself,

Because you aren’t meant to.