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Those eyes
never stopped haunting me,
They had a
sea of stories in them,
But never
been spoken of,
Never been
shared and never will be.
She was
beautiful and she knew it,
She was irresistible
and she knew it,
Love is the
last thing she would do,
Her soul was
her own,
It was her
body that she sold.
Eleven
minutes she said,
Is all that a
man can have of her.
For they
never could last,
Even though they
paid her by the hour.
It was never
her choice,
When she
landed in the city of dreams.
She was here
for she believed,
She had it in
her to make it big.
Years rolled
by, relentlessly she kept trying,
Until one
night changed it all.
She sat on
the wet bench of the park,
Dejected like
never, she felt she had lost.
No money to
enjoy anything fancy,
No money to
stay sheltered,
That’s when
he walked in,
With a
promise that she will have it all and more,
Just that she
would have to sell her soul.
She spoke to
self, whispering to her heart,
I have hit
the rock bottom,
Many a
seasons of sadness gone by,
A few days
more and it’s going to be autumn.
Who cares for
this soul of mine?
It’s been a
life of sadness and suffering,
The last time
I smiled was when I was nine.
So she shook
hands with the stranger,
Now she was
her own ranger.
Her new fiend
now was called agony,
She gave in
and changed her destiny.
Laying down
tonight on the bed,
She talks to
me about her story,
It may be filled
with shame and no glory.
She had made
her choice long back.
No place for regrets
and no remorse,
All along she
knew, it was a one way street,
Once you
begin the journey, you can never walk back
- VJ says ~ Cheers and Peace!
P.S: It’s not a love story always. But then what’s love all
about? Is it just Eleven minutes someone spends with you in bed or is it a
lifetime that you wish to spend with her. The choice is yours and hers.
Hey Vijay,
ReplyDeleteI think u r growing as a writer by the day and your expressions are becoming more mature and just love those thoughts which is expressed between the lines....as a reader it keeps one more engrossed and it leaves an lasting impact than just a one time read!
@Archana Sirish: Thank you for continued encouragement. Happy to know that you liked my new work. stay connected.
ReplyDeleteThis intensely reminded me of the book 'Eleven Minutes' by Paolo Coelho and I must say that you have captured the core sentiments of the book and presented them in your own original style. However, the book ends with a feeling of redemption while your work creates a picture of a dead end encountered in life.
ReplyDeleteExcellent poem, nevertheless. Keep up the good work! :)
superb dude !
ReplyDeleteenjoyed it.. read twice :)
Nice poem :) It brings out the essence of a soul lost yet alive!
ReplyDeleteNice meeting you here!
@Enigmatic Soul: Thank you. Glad to know you liked it. Sometimes there may be no redemption but just the truth! Yeah I've read 'Eleven Minutes'- Paulo Coelho.That reminds me of a beautiful quote from that book "It's not time that changes man, nor knowledge,the only thing that can change someone's mind is love."
ReplyDelete@ Deepak Karthik: Thanks buddy for liking it and for reading it twice :)
ReplyDelete@Divya: Glad you liked it. Thanks for stopping by and pleasure to meet you too.
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