The point of leading

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To come to The point of leading Is to share sorrowsAnd be unafraidOf seeming weak Is to bring each other toA place of self-discoveryA seemingly lonely journey for two Is to freelyTrust your ideasIn the hands of others Is to freelyHand othersIdeas to take as their own Is to boldlySpeak the bitter truthFor those teachable ….  Read More

I didn’t come to Jesus to become an American

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When I first learned of youI feared I would lose myselfMy cultureMy desiresMy world would crumbleIf were to become ChristianA little christI would become a WesternerHave a checklistTo work till I die,Think whiterThe betterCall Europe culturedWhile India is just “exotic.”I would become a bigotLosing the streamsThat quenched my thirstFrom the beginning.I pushed your arms away,Thinking ….  Read More

Unwanted imp

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I’ve had it with doubt Seeping in unnoticed An imp throwing Small stones in myMind to far cornersWhere they don’t belong,Filling instead my thoughtsWith memories long buriedUnder the tombstone of forgivenessDigging up feelingsLong forgotten.May god help meSift through these recurringImages taking my eyesOff the crossWhere I tryEverydayTo hang more of my ego to dry.

Fall poem# 1

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Well the clouds told meToday is a day for poetsTo pen down their heartsOnto flying pieces of paperEncircling themAs if the pages were beesWanting the nectarAt the tip of their tonguesAt the corner of their eyesGathering at the creaseOf their brows wagglingAt the wonder of emotionsAround themThe clouds ask meWhat of all these poetsSurrounded by ….  Read More

Trees of my mind

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Yes!I get lost in my thoughts,My imagination.The trees in my headShroud reality,As they pull me into imagesThat I paint,That I weave,Around the lives ofPeople I have seenFor long,For short,For never,Who will beForeverIn my wordsThat seekNot to cageBut to freethe minds that join mineFrolicking amongst the trees.