poetry

Jataka Bandi

Guilty

Guilt, a shadow that haunts the mind,
A burden heavy, hard to unwind.
The wrong you’ve done, a constant toll,
No one judges like the one you hold.

Act swiftly, once you see the light,
For healing comes when you set things right.
Time may soothe, but can’t conceal,
The pain inside that you must heal.

Don’t let it fester, don’t let it hide,
Confront it now, regain your pride.
For only then, with heart sincere,
Can you find peace and banish fear.
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Awake

Upon assumptions, lay your stone,
With beliefs as mortar, strong and known.
Can you raise a tower of desire,
To withstand reality’s storm and fire?

Can it bear jealousy’s fierce blow,
Or the dream disrupted, will it grow?
Awake and work with steady hand,
To turn your dreams to solid land.
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Lamp

Why need a lamp to see the Sun?
He’ll reveal himself, slowly, surely.
Why need a lamp to see the Moon?
He’ll soothe you, slowly, purely.

A lamp you need to brighten you,
For long you’ve hid in shadows deep.
Light up a lamp within yourself,
And shine, reveal, from sleep.
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