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Hello everyone.. long time no see.. happy new year to everyone.. just wanted to share a couple of my poems.. just want everyone to know that these reflect nothing about my present mental condition coz these were written a long time back.. but at that time i didn't have the comforts of sharing these through blogs.. so here they are..



I WAS NEVER GIVEN MY DUES…..

Life always seemed so beautiful to me
It gave me a feeling of being aboard on a cruise
But no matter how optimistic I try to be
I strongly believe, I was never given my dues…..

I was always a good son; I was always a good friend
I tried to pluck happiness from the slightest of the clues
But now I think that my self-restraint is about to break
Because it’s true, I was never given my dues…..

I died every moment whenever I tried to love
Whenever I tried to inch forward I was kicked out of the queues
And I know that nothing would change even if I perish
But it really hurts to think, I was never given my dues…..

I fought like a gladiator; I never gave up hope,
I accepted defeat with grace even when I was forced to lose
And even when I die there’ll be a smile on my face
So that at least someone would realize, I was never given my dues...


POONAM DAMANI



AM I REALLY ALIVE??

I wake up every morning yearning for a nice day
But I don’t feel happy even if I achieve the goals which deep in my heart thrive
I am walking; I am breathing
But the voice inside me always questions, Am I really alive??

The cacophony around me hardly bothers my silence,
I feel completely isolated even if I am in a honey-filled bee-hive
The enigma surrounding me is a puzzle even for me
And so I can’t help but think, Am I really alive??

People may say that they have made my brains hallowed
But they don’t know that I move on only when my conscience gives me a drive
And therefore this day even my soul seems to be dead
The question echoes even louder, Am I really alive??

I fear the ocean of death no more;
And whenever it comes across me I’ll happily take a dive
My dead soul will wander in the vastness of the skies
And on this barren earth there’d be no one to ask, Am I really alive??

POONAM DAMANI