Bloom-

Dabbed with the shades

Of an artist's heart

.

Beautiful-

Enough to become a

Metaphor of love

.

Silken-

Like the touch of a

Dancing petal

.

Defend-

With thorns so your beauty

Won't be exploited

.

Hurt-

As you realize that no heart

Can be perfectly fortified

.

Cry-

As your petals tear open

And the colours bleed out

.

Watch-

As they run down and

Seep into the ground

.

Observe-

As your roots absorb what's

Left of them and grow

.

Breathe-

For people will come and go

But they cannot break your soul

.

Bloom again-

For an artist's palette

Can never dry up.

.

// if people were flowers, you would be an eternal rose //

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i packed my bags

to explore the earth

and then i met you

and time stopped

each time you held my gaze

suitcases forgotten for

in your soul is a home

and in your eyes is the world.

.

your scent entices me

oh heavens

how i wish you would feel

like this too.

.

little touches on my hand

your gaze drives me crazy

how do i explain all 

the things you make me feel

.

these words they

die in my throat

you steal them

as easily as the 

breath in my lungs

.

my love rests in those

anonymous poems i’ve sent

to your doorstep, secrets

my pen has unraveled to you

.

so until my tongue has 

the courage to express

this yearning for you

these anonymous letters

will keep coming to you.

.

Or 'I hope you die'

Doesn't really matter to me

I'm immortalised

Can't you see

I've left

Fragments of my mind,

Pieces of my heart

And snippets of my soul

In everything that I write

In the places I've been

In the people I've loved

And the stories I've read

And in this air that I breathe

So you may try all you want

But you can't destroy me,

I'm immortal.

~ Inspired by @fragments-of-my-mind 's username.

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Who do we think we are

we think we have authority,

proprietorship over all land and beings

what we would do for the sake

of a little pleasure - kill,

on a daily basis

yes, i’m talking about the

millions of animals we slaughter

in attempts to satisfy an insatiable tongue

heard a hundred stories about

animal cruelty in slaughter houses

but we turn a deaf ear,

everything bows down before

the desires of our tongue

they say it’s got no bones

but it has hardened our souls

in more ways than one

we have sacrificed compassion

cows, poultry, pigs and fish

the purpose of their existence

is of course, to decorate our dish

‘oh no, we just eat, we don’t kill,

someone else does it’

how typical of us to play the blame game,

sweetheart, demand promotes supply

and we who benefit from it

are equally responsible.

we have lost all sense of shame

stroking ours pets with one hand

while eating steak with another

saying, ‘i love animals’

not realizing, all lives matter

animals are not your 

food or fashion

and we have not the right to decide

who should breathe and who shouldn’t

But we simply go on with our lives,

indifferent to the others that we hinder

and the biggest tragedy of all is that

we know all of this and still

we laugh and say

‘dude, who cares?’

when in fact, judging by behavior,

we are the animals.

.

(Inspired by @fifty-shades-of-apathy‘s username.)

I had been wanting to write this since a very long time and i finally did it. I was worried about offending people but then i realized that i have to advocate what i believe in. This is not a joke. It doesn’t take a lot to change, both our mindset and our lifestyle, so please if you are reading this, i request you to think about it. Let’s work towards making our planet safe for all animals, we’re not the only ones who deserve to live.

Love,

Far beyond my reach

Ethereal and unattainable

As the horizon.

She whispers,

Galvanizing the breeze

That envelops me

In her divine fragrance

As I blossom into a flower.

And for eternity

From my distance

Will I admire her

Forever remaining

A silent lover.

~ Inspired by @a-silent-lover 's username.

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I used to think it was an unrealistic word. How could I possibly stick to thing my entire life, knowing that a whole world of unexplored mysteries stood there at my doorstep waiting for me?

And then you came along.

Like a soothing summer breeze , carrying with it the lasting fragrance of spring; vulnerable and raw as an autumn tree, with winter's simplistic, breathtaking beauty.

And as this eternal zephr caressed my awestruck face, I had an epiphany -

Sometimes the universe diffuses its essence into one human being.

// everyday with you is an adventure //

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(Inspired by @commitmentbitch's username.)

Hoping to find your lost spirit

Amongst the oyster shells

And the submerged stars.

~ For it is where you belong.

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Inspired by @diveeintothedark 's username.