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Strings Unseen

Being alone is safer these days,
Than tangled in someone else's haze.

Some are trapped in their mirrored gaze,
Some lost in echoes of old yesterdays.

Some drift without knowing where to steer,
Some crave closeness, but not too near.

They disrupt the peace that I hold dear,
Wanting me just enough to disappear.

But that's more toxic than all of the rest,
Using my heart as a fleeting...

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Cultural Constraints in Divorce

I close my ears from the words of vain,

This time it's just me who has the last say.

In trials' grasp, where shadows loom,

The hidden lights begin to bloom.

Through storm and rain, our roots extend,

Finding the strength, where the branches bend.

In the darkest of nights, the stars align,

Within the struggle, that we define

A beauty forged in tears and strife,

The preciou...

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Angels on my Journey

I just go straight to the point,

This piece don't need no intro, no joint.

In Oct 2019, darkness overtook 

i found my cousin cold and limp,

She couldn’t take the rejection, or the suffering’s grip. 

She chose to end it, a tragic leap,

Bruised round her neck, too much to bear,

Life lost all meaning it became thin as air.

Bathing the soft soul, i left her to be.

"I'm sorry...

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