others may have wine, i have poetry

We don't read and write poetry because it's cute.

We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race.

And the human race is filled with passion.

And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life.

But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.

Dead Poet's Society

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

mid sea

you put me on the boat, stayed there
you always rowed,we moved towards the shore
you always had control over the oars
I just got so used to sitting here
and so used to you just being there
never worried about the destination
I left it all upto you
yes maybe i took it all for granted

I never fretted about the rain or the storm
I had complete faith in you
but then suddenly you left one day
and awam away towards the shore
I don't know where you went
but you did leave me. You did
Maybe you didn't mean it..but you left
maybe it wasn't your fault, but you left
and I was left all on my own
with no idea about what to do
I didn't know to row
and I hadn't learnt to swim
I held on for life had to move on
and over time I learnt to row
it was hard then, it is hard now
and it just gets harder each day
and when i sleep at night
I don't know if I can row at dawn

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