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Loud Rain

The rain is loud now, As if a giant feet arises from the clouds To step on the river under the bridge of my heart And disturb it in such a way That the sails of ships bend, And the water touches the bridge from below, Tickling it to sorrow… The rain is loud now, But actually, it has always been like this. You were there once, And I never felt it. But now, All there is Is this sorrow That tickles me from inside, As if it wants me to laugh, Yet doesn’t let me At the same time…

Cupid

 There's a cupid in you

That takes aim for too long.

There's a cupid in you

That fails to shoot.

It’s a statue of the cuddly god.

Where is it?

Where did you bury the real cupid

That once struck me?

Why did you burn his wings

And lock him up within yourself?

Maybe he was flying too fast,

Maybe he was shooting too many people.

But you could just have given him a single arrow

And let him go.

Instead,

You buried him.

But he still sits there in this cell called you,

Strumming the single string on his bow

To make music.

But he still sits there in this cell,

Hoping you'll open it someday.

Let him go.

He does not even have wings anymore;

So he can’t fly to heaven.

It is earth that needs him.

Let him out.


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