• Published : 04 Sep, 2020
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Forlorn

They boast for taking

the road not taken

the one where the dry leaves settle

sapless and hopeless.

They boast for choosing it over the most travelled one,

the one which is barren

like a wide hair parting

of a Hindu widow.

But I have chosen none.

For I have nowhere to go,

no route, no destination.

I am the forlorn

at the middle of nowhere;

sitting on the steps of eternity counting the waves of infinity

I'm the one left out, the unsung.

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Sabrina Karim

Joined: 17 Feb, 2016 | Location: , Singapore

I grew up in a time when books were the part of children’s life. Lazy afternoons turned fascinating with books which might have been a boon of not having other devices like ipad those days. Jokes apart, books have been my first love and as a co...

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