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Stardust

by Akira
(New Delhi, India)

I started writing this poem, inspired by a few lines of a poem in Vladimir Nabokov's 'Lolita'. I sought to write about a meteor (or a shooting star). Some peers, however, pointed out, that it sounds more about society's expectations of us, and how we carry them out.

Here's the poem -

I carry dreams, and I carry songs,
I am a ball of spirit, a sparkle of light.
I glide my way, no rights, no wrongs;
When I pass, they exclaim, "Oh, how bright!"

You try to hold on, you try to seize me;
I run amok, I freely fall down.
You point and you run, but no one can halt my spree,
I drift along, my destination somewhere deep down.

Some plead, some beg, no dreams I can deny,
I carry the burden and I slowly break,
My tears seem to vanish in the night sky,
And no one seems to hear the sounds I make.

You know nothing of my past, nothing of my tale,
You can only gaze in wonder as I descend to rust,
Even in that, I'll leave behind a beautiful trail,
As proof of a star, which has turned to stardust.

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Aug 31, 2017
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starstarstarstarstar 		Beautiful
by: Aisha

Beautifully written; the last four lines are particularly very awe-inspiring! Keep it up!
Aug 29, 2017
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starstarstarstarstar 		Thank you
by: Akira

Thank you, Kavya, for taking the time to read my work! I'm happy you liked it!
Aug 28, 2017
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starstarstarstar 		Good work
by: Kavya

Good one.
Well written.

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