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Known or Unknown


Heartbeat vacillates like
the graphic equalizer of an audio system.

A rush of blood
Face, ears feel the heat; turn red
muscles get taut
limbs tremble

A lurking fear
or the thrill
of the known or the unknown?

Shubhra, 8th Jan, 2008

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Anonymous said…
the beauty of facing life unprepared is tremendous,
then life has a newness...
a youth;
then life has a flow and freshness...
then life has so many surprises...
and when life has so many surprises,
boredom never settles in you.
Ravi Sharma
3:31 PM
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