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The dust gathers,
All around me.
Its settling on me,
Making me sneeze.

There is no one with me,
I am so lonely.
Have I been forgotten?
Or does nobody care?

I have forgotten,
My life before.
The only thing i remember,
Is being dropped into the darkness.

The others, they come sometimes.
But they never stay.
A day or two,
And then they are always used.

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poem by Anushna Satapathy
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Death Took You

We were happy, we were free
Two sole creatures, you and me.
But it didn't last all that long,
Why was it not meant to be?

You had an accident,
It was my fault.
Because I didn't run fast enough
to shout 'Stop! '.

I cursed and I cried.
It's not what i usually do.
But without my permission,
Death took you.

It was wrong,
Or so I think.
I went to the funeral,
I did my bit.

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Random Thoughts

In the hot summer morning light,
I stood looking from a great height.
And to my right there was a pack,
Of dogs, barking for a snack.
And on the road to Naukuchiatal,
There lay a dead man.
But I guess I was mistaken,
For he woke up and smiled.

What is death I wondered?
Pain, sadness, oblivion?
Or
Relief, bliss, happiness?

In a clearing nearby,
There were some rabbits snowy white.
He neared and made a noise,
Thinking they might like.
But ran away the rabbits shy,
Thinking any moment they might die.

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