They locked a bird inside a cage,
and I let that child die!
Trapped inside the mirror,
drowning into her own hallucinations,
she lives far beyond the straight lines
of the round dusty stars.
A misfortune roared right into her eyes
and her childhood and innocence were both killed.
The sin of losing a soul in the broad daylight dignified the Moon’s aura.
The child that I thought was dead,
was reborn
under the twelfth hour
when the lone midnight committed a crime.
When her delusional fingers touched
the warmth of the skin of her younger self,
her limbs felt wobbly
and an abstract shadow hid itself behind her shoulder
and, that dead child was revived.
Illusions and ashes
both sublimed to the thin air
that sings a song to a lost childhood.
Written for Sadjeโs wdys.


A wonderful write, Komal! I love where the prompt took you.
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Thank you a lot for these beautiful words. ๐โค
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What a beautiful read โค๏ธ
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Thank you so much โค
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So beautifully penned and so moving Komaljeet. Love it. Thanks for joining in.
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I am glad you liked it. Thank you a tonโค๐
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Youโre welcome
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Wow…i am in awe…i adore this…so powerful yet so fragile..
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I am so glad that you liked it, Mich. It means a lot to me. โค๐
Thank-you again. ๐โจ
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Hi, Jeet! โค
Thanks for sharing a poem of yours with me for 'Poetry Partners' ~ I've responded to it and published at The Skeptics Kaddish here:
Much love,
David
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Oh my! Thank you so much for sharing the poem and responding it. It means a lot. โจ๐
Gotta check out real quick!
Many thanks!!
~Komaljeet Kaur
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Beautiful.
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Thank you Indira. ๐๐
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Wow, a really intense read. Well written ๐๐ฝ
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Pooja, thank-you so much ๐
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You’re very welcome ๐
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Thank you, Yaksh๐๐
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Most welcome๐
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deep, moving, intense.. well done!
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Thank you dear. โค
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A gorgeous write.
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Thank you dearly.
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My pleasure. xo
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๐Thankyou..
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A lovely poem, beautifully written!
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Thankyou Sir.๐๐
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My pleasure ๐
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Lovely read. Thanks.
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Thankyou ๐น๐
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