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  • Writer: amrita rath
    amrita rath
  • Dec 29, 2020
  • 1 min read


Thousands of places to go

millions of people to meet

still we’re stuck with people

forcing a smile on repeat.


Behave! We’re told

bearing the gossip and taunt

but they will never know

we have much more to flaunt.


Stay quiet! We’re told

and everything we ignore

with heat and anger within

on paper our hearts we pour.


They’re just joking! We’re told

joke or insult, the difference we know

we are much stronger than them

our feelings we never show.


No complains! we’re told

like a doll we take every blow

to answer we too have learnt

for we respect, we let it go.


Sweet talks and show offs

with the wickedness behind

their masks will come off

and ego, our kindness will grind.


 
 
 

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6 Comments


dwiti.mishra
Dec 29, 2020

You can't control what people throw at you but usually certainly can control your response. Conduct yourself as warranted by the situation. Nothing is right or wrong, just be appropriate.

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trisha101907
Dec 29, 2020

Extremely well written. The anger you feel is real, the anger you feel is justified. These people...do things that hurt loved ones. And sometimes, they don't even realize it. But we got to live with it, and live with them.

It makes me so proud to see you convert anger into something this good. And perhaps, that's what we as poets do. We take everything that hurts us, and turn it into a masterpiece.

Absolutely amazing.

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arunav.rath
Dec 29, 2020

Good one .Most apt to ignore such people.

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drmishrapc
Dec 29, 2020

MISLEAD

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drmishrapc
Dec 29, 2020

"All that glitters is not gold".Judging a book by its cover may misslead one.Poet has given a word of caution while dealing with such guys.Well expressed.

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