I found myself in a clear glass pitcher;
Looking through its walls with famished eyes;
To think, peruse, justify and be abler;
I did imbibe in the preachings of the learned wise.
I learnt to explore the near and yonder;
As the time wheel cycled its way unheeded;
I jumped, slid till the glass got scratches of ponder;
I thought all was forever unfolded.
But then I heard weary footsteps draw closer to me;
A hand reached out with tassels, assortments and mirrors;
I sat aghast with a locked mind door sans key;
I watched as the blemishes on the glass all fell under glitters.
I gazed on, afraid to judge, pricked by impending fallacy;
No longer could I enjoy the pure transparency of my glass home;
I know the cracks still exist but evades the outsider’s see;
It’s sad that the embellishments block my sight with their chrome.
I sit here lifeless as more cracks come by;
And I sigh as more glitters and beads mask them on;
I now exist in a colourful jar so opaque that none see me cry;
I mock this world of pretence and lament my oblivion.
But today I dare to peek out of my jar and accuse,
The lunatic coward artist to have done to me so;
But what! I stand petrified as my heart and mind just refuse,
To accept the artist to be me, my human, that has become my foe.
It has forgotten about its true self, enough to plan my death;
It’s a shame to indulge in such ostentatious show;
My dear human, one day you will, hope not too late, realise your true worth;
That day you will throw away this fake coat and I’ll be able to see through again, learn and grow.
© Megha Bose 2018
Photo Credit: https://goo.gl/images/bpMFRM
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To think, peruse, justify and be abler. A worthwhile mission for any observer of life.
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Story of every artist… Feels like my own.. you’ve given words to what so of us quietly feel… Beautiful.
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True. We are all artists who sometimes put the true self under cover in the pursuit of outer beauty.
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I think that second to last line is wonderful, thank you: My dear human, one day you will, hope not too late, realise your true worth…
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(and thank you for visiting and liking my blog -I am most honoured)
I will come back here.
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Wow, the rhythm and rhyme here really require discipline. Great work!
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A time comes for everyone to take their responsibilities and face them…
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That’s true. No matter how many layers of masks we wear, at the end of the day we face ourselves. We know our true self and we need to let it flourish as it is, rather than covering it up for the world.
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Hi Megha,
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Exciting Megha! Thanks for your reply. I blog at https://mostlyblogging.com.
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This is superb. Sweet. I like it. KEEP SHINING!
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does not the drink taste the same even if the glass was repaired?
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Hmmm…the glass here stands for the transparency of our soul. As we move on in life we tend to decorate the outer side to hide our so called cracks, namely our faults and differences from others but inside we are still ourselves. In this show game we forget that this limits the purity of our soul. Only when we start to admire ourselves for what we are and take off these false decorations, the transparency of our soul is restored. The person inside the pitcher stands for our inner self and the artist is our human self that everyone sees.
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Loved the poem, Megha! Feels a certain rhythmic beauty to it too.
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Thanks for your eloquent comment.😊
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Very profound and beautiful!
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Interesting poem …the usage of tropes is so exquisite. Anand Bose from Kerala
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Hi…we should work on an educative post together sometime
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Very nice – I enjoyed the writing and the drawing matches perfectly!
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Amazing use of metaphor”i thought all was unfolded forever……”wonderful comparission between glass n life.having philosophical touch.well done.
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Wow, what a revelation put to rhyme. Thank you for sharing.
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Lovely! I like The feeling it gaves to me your poem.
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