debts

Maruti Naik
Mar 15, 2023

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Photo by Nathan DeFiesta on Unsplash

a cry
long suppressed
in hearts
broken
not beaten
will rise
roaring like a wave
crashing on the shores
of delusion

and their castles
built on sands-a-shifting
their doors cracked
windows rattling
will wash away

nature
time
truth
are watching
waiting
before calling
to collect their debts

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Maruti Naik

I write to remember. I write to remain honest. I write to leave a bread crumb trail for my daughter. I write to relax. Trying to impress my better half, I write