Edges of Freedom

Life has proven itself a spiral today!

I've seen a bit of magic along the way!

To be out, on the ledge;

To be free, on the edge!

To find another good reason to sway!

Wonder what it takes to find a play!

The singers have resigned;

Nothing else comes to mind!

I'll let reason take a backseat today!

Embrace the night, come what may!

To live, as if to die;

To crawl, as if to fly!

Hiding in shadows, I found my own way!

Give me nothing, but take nothing away!

You'll see my cause;

Relax every clause!

Life will prove itself a spiral today!

You'll see a bit of magic along the way!

Reach out, on the ledge;

I'll set you free on the edge!

-- Pradeep K (Prady)

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Shadowland

In the deep Shadowland, where secrets reside,

Subconscious whispers, a creative guide.

A silent force shaping thoughts in the night,

Unseen, unheard, but wields endless might.

Now there, now not; now there, now not;

Now somewhere else; now not anywhere!

There till you see it, not when you feel it,

Present not, absent not; nor unfair!

From a point in the void, out comes a thought,

Born of itself, like a lightning bolt caught,

A spark from the heart of darkness,

With dreams so tightly wrought.

Now there, now not; now there, now not;

Now somewhere else; now not anywhere!

There till you see it, not when you feel it,

Present not, absent not; nor unfair!

You cannot see the rivers in the sea,

Yet you know the one makes the other.

A furious uproar; a crying downpour;

Yet you know tomorrow will be in order.

Now there, now not; now there, now not;

Now somewhere else; now not anywhere!

There till you see it, not when you feel it,

Present not, absent not; nor unfair!

- Pradeep K (Prady)