Freely Captive

Neglect me; forget me; you do it perfectly well.
When I free myself you will not even realize.
A bruised child left to die in a rotten, hypocritical world.

To hold tightly a hand that will not let go
While I shut myself off for a permanent sense of freedom,
And shed that last tear, one that will merge well with this frown.

Here I linger till that day;
The day I’ll get to really go away.
And trust me, you will not miss me.

PS: This created itself as I woke up on the day of my C slot exam dated 28/04/08. Need I say more?

11 comments:

  1. and how did the exam go??

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  2. Wow ! Exams do get the best out of you :)


    To hold tightly a hand that will not let go
    While I shut myself off for a permanent sense of freedom


    loved these lines.. subtle indication of how faith can lead to freedom. Wonderful! WONDERFUL!

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  3. To hold tightly a hand that will not let go
    While I shut myself off for a permanent sense of freedom
    liked that. Nice way of expressing the need for someone u can trust, trust enough to enjoy full freedom as long as they are with you,, to take care of you, to correct you when u cross the line...

    Btw, how was your exam? :P

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  4. @Thinking-of-a-pen-name
    It wasn't too good. :D

    @Harish
    I should say that I wasn't speaking the complete truth there. The exam didn't really have anything to do with this.
    Loved the comment.. Thanks! THANKS!

    @Prakash
    I guess we have a winner among all the lines. Ah well, it's an ideal world and only a robotic hand would serve the purpose. :D

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  5. Poignant and Subtle.

    Somehow I could identify it with myself. Not exactly exams but metaphorically analogous to many events and relations in life :) Really Nice.

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  6. @Aditya
    As I mentioned in the previous comment-reply, the exam really doesn't have anything to do with this. The metaphor you are speaking of is exactly what was on my mind as well.

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  7. Neglect me; forget me; you do it perfectly well.
    When I free myself you will not even realize.

    but I did call you, oh wait was that a night.. don't say ..mare ..dream! phew! :D
    good poem, nice work there. but, what did I say about vodka on the night before the exam?

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  8. Hey, the consensus seems to be quite different from what I told you when you asked me right after you put it up. Almost makes me re-evaluate. Almost. :)

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  9. @Abhishek
    Thanks. I don't recall you saying anything.

    @Abhishek
    You ought to be banished!

    @RP
    My processor follows digital logic only.. so thanks! ;)

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  10. neither do i!
    is it wrong to hope for a miracle?

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  11. @Abhishek
    I suppose not. :|

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