What if I avow my love
breaking the shields,
detesting the apprehensions,
liberating from presumed bondages
to dissolve in your hazy occult
What if I become a rebel
stripping away the inhibitions
detesting the social charade
abutting the dogmatic stares
to announce my blistering desires
What if I break the mold
escaping the impeding barriers
fracturing the virtuous cage
smacking the ostensible bonds
to be with you
And if I defy the world
and leave the sanity behind
will you show courage
to walk with me
away from the desultory world
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Very nice!
Thank you so much for reading
This is splendid! I’ve been wondering…what are the words you’ve bolded? Do they have a significance to the poem?
Thank you Soundarya for your comment. The word I believe are important in the line, I emphasis. Nothing significant just the weirdness of an aberrant mind 😊🌸
That’s interesting to note! I don’t know why I kept this question with me for so long haha 😀
Haha. Thanks for stopping my
… Beautiful Quest!!
I am walking with your words Shantanu.❤️ We need bravery to listen to the calls of our heart. 🙂
Precise post on breaking the barriers and attaining freedom.I feel this as an allegory on persisting social stigmas and injustice.I am privileged to read it sir😊
Thank you Jay
True that. Thank you for reading and leaving behind your beautiful footprints ❤️
Poetic comment indeed!❤️ Pleasure always
Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving behind such lovely comment 😊🌸
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Wow beautiful
Thank you Aadithya
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What ifs keep plaguing us throughout our life. Nicely done Shantanu.
Well said. Thanks for your lovely comment
You are welcome. 😊
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What if, i like this piece of your writing🤗
Haha. Then you are absolutely welcome to my poetry abode 😊🌸
Thanks dear☺️
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Beautiful.What if I bare my heart open for you see and see those scars I’m hiding within.
These ending lines are my favorite. A lover’s desire.
“And if I defy the world
and leave the sanity behind
will you show courage
to walk with me
away from the desultory world”. This is a beautiful piece of poetry.
Thank you Megha for such beautiful words. It is really very kind of you 😊🌸
It was an absolute pleasure reading this one.
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This is so powerfully intrusive as it is a declaration. It is absolutely brilliantly penned. A breathtaking awakening from a cocoon. He toils with the idea of her heart taking courage being true. While his heart desires to embrace his love by shaking and breaking down barriers which separate.
What If… a tiny word that causes wonder, whether acceptance will be granted.
Stepping from behind the shadows, how will others respond. Can they stand together, being true to their heart. The last stanza captures the beautiful essence of his love. His willingness to sacrifice to encourage her heart.
Wow…this is a brilliant, just Lovely 😊
-Yonnie
Wow such a deep read. Thanks so much for giving it an intense review
The pleasure is all mine. Such a beautiful piece. Lol.. I wrote a book, not just a review.
Lol…😂
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