THE POETIC PICS

 13 Years

​Did they pass so easily, Those thirteen years?

​In the mere blink of two eyes, And yet,

​The days of wearing uniforms And taking small, youthful steps,

​The pure, innocent laughter Free of resentment,

​The books we carried Without ever thinking them a burden,

​Friends undivided By who was boy or girl,

​The first love that dissolved Like air into the air,

​The teachers who taught us To distinguish right from wrong,

​The compound walls we leapt over Like tailless monkeys,

​The cane-strokes received from the principal Because of those very leaps,

​The Ordinary Level exams Passed without studying,

​The Advanced Level subjects chosen With such strong conviction,

​And as a conclusion to it all, The final day's farewell,

​With the Advanced Level exam, This chapter has come to an end....

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Should I try one more time..?

What more am I going to gain than this,

it’s just the same things I’ve already received.

​The same separation, the same sorrow,

the same tears....

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​An Unbeknownst Moment

​A moment I admired her so much,

That my eyelids yearned, asking,

"Can we not take a rest...?"

A moment that made a distance felt,

Even while being so close by.

A moment of staying close-lipped without speaking,

Knowing she would hear if I spoke,

Yet waiting for some kind of spark.

And for that, what was received

Was a glance with a raised eyebrow,

Completing

That very day.....

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