The doe-eyed mercy
paid a visit last night,
the heavenly, at times
a wretched appearance
of bleak pathos…
It coiled round and
round my sunken heart
hissing gradually stealthily
like giant headless
serpents seeking forgiveness
of misdeed long done
an act went wrong
decades back…
A deserving reparation
by throttling my fragile
heart to suck out all
the clemencies I must
offer, forgiveness I must
bid, as the porous
vapors of pity rose
from the sinful flesh
of burning carnal desires
morphing into the
tears of empathy
cascading on my hollow
cheeks pouring from
the doe-eyed mercy
(Painting: Heer Ranjha, Shobha Singh)
For those doe eyes ❤️
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Lovely!
Thanks for your kind read, truly appreciate your insight. Regards!
You’re welcome!
Those final lines were breathtaking. This was a powerful and beautiful write from start to finish, but the finale….Bravo
I am so glad that you liked it, I truly appreciate your valuable insight. Thanks alot for reading, I am humbled.
My pleasure
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That’s powerful!!!!!
Thanks a lot Bill, I am so glad you liked and got your insight.truly appreciate it!
🙂 🙂 !!
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Beautiful flow with in-depth thought. 🙂
Thanks a lot Ron, I am glad you liked it! 🙏
Yep, always a poetic rhythm. 🙂
This vision just hit me so I penned it 🙂
That’s a good time to do it. 👍
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I loved the way you take the reader on a journey of sin and forgiveness.
This is one of my favourite too, partly because of the imagery and painting by Shoba Singh, I see this painting at my aunt house in childhood was so facinated in s mystical way!
I loved the way your have expressed the emotions.
Thanks Megha!