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Wednesday 24 April 2013

Slipping Away



Little by little as all subsides, I hold onto the familiar space, 
Walking on a similar pace, Letting everything go. 
Little by little.

Second by second it slips away, blurring into an abyss, 
So dark it becomes, unknown to eyes, disappearing into a void. 
Second by second. 


Page by page, as the memories flood, meaningless, 
Don’t they become? Fading are the words that adorned the sheets. 
Page by page. 


Color by color, they wash away, losing charm as they become, 
Nothing other than hidden grays. Pale and dreary, as if they decay. 
Color by color. 


Skin by skin, bone by bone, the muscles chew off as nothing I form. 
A carcass of naught that now rests, only in deeds, only in minds. 
Thought by thought. 

-Momina.

14 comments:

  1. "the muscles chew off as nothing I form"

    Vivid writing!

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  2. word by word, line by line a powerful poem just slipped away

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  3. The dreadful sense of inevitability and the awareness of one's final moments - a brilliant and equally intense write. Loved it.

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    1. Thank you, I am glad you get the meaning behind it!

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  4. Beautiful depiction of emotions ... I loved your choice of words !!!

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  5. You always add colors to words.
    Words seem to carry a very different connotation under you.
    There's magic in them! It's an always story.
    Keep Writing :)

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    1. I am truly humbled. Thank you so much!

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  6. Momina, everything you write seems so magical! I'm jealous!

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    1. Thank you so much, Furree!
      I am more jealous of the way you string humor through your pieces!

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  7. Wow. This is one of the deepest and most beautiful poems I have read in a very long time. You really are talented, and I love the way you surprised the unavoidable in such deep meaningful phrases. It brings joy to my heart to see such talented writers still exist.

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    1. I am overwhelmed by your response. Thank you!
      It's nice to know that you get the meaning behind it. Thank you.

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