There is no war greater than
The one going on in my own mind
The spear of my fears piercing
My own flesh and yet
Forcing the blood to stay in my veins
The swords of insecurities are
Cutting down the dreams perched on wings
The shield of acceptance lies
Shamefully aside, not even trying to protect
I look in the mirror, my scars my wounds hidden
The reflections shows a smiling, ever smiling girl
With hidden haunted eyes and hurting cheeks
I forget in moments like these
What it is like to be gentle to myself
That I am a person to be loved
That I am my own home
And not a mere vessel
It strikes me that peace cannot co-exist with war
Maybe I was always acting like my own enemy
Maybe I need to tend and nurture
My own mind, and spread white flags
In the battleground, that I have made my insides to be
Maybe I don't need the kind of self love
Which is all draining
But the kind that energizes me
Maybe all the love that girl wanted
Was the love of herself
I need to stop myself from being myself
And discover the real me
That I have stopped myself from becoming
Maybe all I ever needed was to be needed by myself
This one’s based on the quote-
“You can not stop you from being who you are.”
Tell me the name of the book if you can guess!!
“I forget in moments like these
What it is like to be gentle to myself
That I am a person to be loved
That I am my own home.”
You didn’t forget.
Because you remembered.
God is in these details.
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Lovely piece. I think many artists are hard on themselves and their work even. We can be critical of ourselves too often. Sending big hugs 🤗 love Joni
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Thank you ma’am!
Your positivity stirs mine, always✨
Hugs back to you too!
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You are so very welcome. ❤️❤️
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This is a masterpiece! Phenomenal writing. I tried to pick a favourite line but I give up. Every sentence, every phrase, every WORD here is precious! I was drawn into the exquisiteness of your poetry from the very first line. Delightful poem, my friend. Fabulously done! 👌💖
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Omg, thank you so much ❤
This comment made my day, my week!! Means a lot to me that you liked it ✨
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This is truth!! So exquisitely expressed ♥👏🙇♀️
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Thanks a lot!!😊
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So well done and piercing Akshita!
💖👏
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thank you so much auntie<3
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Sounds Like A Great Book Dear Akshita
As Love Matures As Life Become Naked
Enough Whole Complete Within Energy
Of Peace Inhaling
Love Exhaling Moves
From Within to Giving,
Sharing, Caring, Healing
With Plenty Left
Over For
The
Ride All
The Way
Home With SMiLes..:)
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It is a lovely book!
True lines sir:)
Thanks for reading!
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Always A Pleasure
Dear Akshita
Thanks For Writing!😊🙏
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The swords of insecurities are
Cutting down the dreams perched on wings
This line. This is an AMAZING poem
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Ah thank you so much sim!✨
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Wow! Loved the poem, Akshita
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thank you so much dhriti!!
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A great write up … lovely poem dearie ..
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thank you di! ❤
how have you been?
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Doing ok dearie … day 1 of this year started with the message that my hubby tested positive … I too got COVID, recovered. All well now .. still in isolation n leave. So hopped in here to say hi 😬
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ohoh
hope you all are doing fine now
take care and get well soon ❤
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Yes yes I’m all ok now .. 😊thank you dearie
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Amazing poem Akshita, so very strong too!
Congratulations on 800 followers!
Also, I dropped an email from your contact form, could you check?
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Thank you riddhi!!
ooh, i’ll just do that and get back to you
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Cool, thanks!
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Such a beautiful poem! Lovely words I must say. How you compared abstract feelings to weapons. Awesome!
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Thank you arnav! means a lot!
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Wonderful one 👏 🙌
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thank youuuu!
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Oh , what a mesmerising poem dear. 👌
I love the presentation too. ❣️❣️ Too colourful, too wonderful. 😍😍
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Thank you so much!
so happy to hear that preeths!<3
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Oh this was another level ka deep bro!!!!! Loved it 😎
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thank you mistress spple! ❤
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Spple🥴
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Nice change, no🙃
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Indeed🙂
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Maybe all I ever needed was to be needed by myself.. that was powerful!!
Beautiful poem, Akshu💗💗
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Thank youuu aashu!!😀
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great poem aksh!
and congrats on 800 follows! your blog is doing great!
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thank youuu!! 😄😄😄
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Incredible 👏🏽👏🏽
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thank you kim!!
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Wow akshita!! I love the metaphor, the poem is beautiful and yes all we ever need is to be ourselves 🤌🤍
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Thank youu riri!(i am calling you that now
I am glad you agree 😀
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Okay Akay😀
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I am sure many will relate to this Akshita. Our mind is often the biggest battle ground. We need to shower ourselves with love and unconditional acceptance.
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true that. without that its hard to be at peace
thank you for reading ma’am!
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Wonderful poem Akshita. It’s from A thousand Splendid Sun
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Thank you so much!!
yes, have you read it?
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Yup I have read it. It’s an amazing book
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Me too!
I loved the characters of laila and mariam❤✨
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Yup…the relation between them is shown wonderful
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IKR!
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Wonderful poem, Akshita!
They are Kahled Hosseini’s words 🤍
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thank youuu!!
you’ve read the book?
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