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The Ship I No Longer Steer

by rafiashakeel.comupdated on 19 April 202513 April 20253 Comments on The Ship I No Longer Steer

The waves choose where I go.
The shore is still out of sight.
The ship never halts.
So I move — as I must.

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Whims and Desires

by rafiashakeel.comupdated on 19 April 20258 April 2025Leave a Comment on Whims and Desires

As if it never rained,
As if autumn never swayed

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An empty room full of thoughts

by rafiashakeel.comon 24 January 202524 January 2025Leave a Comment on An empty room full of thoughts

You ask what it’s like.
It’s exactly what melancholy hides!

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My destiny—bold and bright

by rafiashakeel.comupdated on 15 December 20243 July 20245 Comments on My destiny—bold and bright

Like the calm after thunder—my heart speaks.
It’s been quite a halt, my life a bleak

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Makes sense- no more

by rafiashakeel.comupdated on 23 January 202514 June 20242 Comments on Makes sense- no more

This revolt within me, a fire consuming,
This world of yours O Lord, makes sense- no more.

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lenses

by rafiashakeel.comupdated on 15 December 202428 May 20244 Comments on lenses

What is and what isn’t—a whirlwind of confusion swirling,
Who is and who isn’t—a labyrinth of human identity.

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Dice at hand, I Stand!

by rafiashakeel.comupdated on 15 December 202414 April 2024Leave a Comment on Dice at hand, I Stand!

Stepping into truth, with bitter reality,
leaving fun, my heart yearns?
A decision to make, dice at hand, i stand

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Reality seems Oblivious!

by rafiashakeel.comupdated on 23 January 20255 February 2024Leave a Comment on Reality seems Oblivious!

Packed in the world of fantasies,
Reality seems oblivious.

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Me-To-Me

by rafiashakeel.comupdated on 15 December 202426 January 20245 Comments on Me-To-Me

The past seems to swirl into present,
Bringing back the serenity of silence,

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How Ironic!

by rafiashakeel.comupdated on 15 December 202424 December 20232 Comments on How Ironic!

Thoughts blend,
My brain cannot comprehend.

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Befuddled Thoughts!

by rafiashakeel.comupdated on 23 January 202524 December 2023Leave a Comment on Befuddled Thoughts!

Things have changed , it seems.
Encounters verified remoteness,

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Bewildered I Stood!

by rafiashakeel.comupdated on 15 December 202424 December 2023Leave a Comment on Bewildered I Stood!

Bewildered I Stood, looking at the sky,
The Trees standing still, holding the ground.
The Sun going down, coloring the cloud.

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Let Go!

by rafiashakeel.comupdated on 24 January 20251 December 20231 Comment on Let Go!

Concerns about Dreams & Breakthroughs
Distinctions between fantasies & realities,

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