Grief (Talaash)

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Grief is a beautiful mask,

Crafted for each man's taste

The mask is the body,

The mask is the soul,

The mask fills in

the empty crevices of the heart


Grief is a placeholder,

What could be,

What has been,

What was,

And, why was it?


Grief is a melody,

Grief is the footsteps,

Soft and together,

A hand on your shoulder


Grief is the slow, silent night

The sea shore on the rock,

The lonely drives with tears clouding sight


It is also the hopeful mornings,

Conversations that bring to fore,

And keep alive the buried past


Grief is the lonesome wanderings,

Looking out for a kindred spirit

It is the search for meaning,

And the search for an ending


Grief is the dream of a dawn,

It triggers that shot in the dark,

Locked in with life on stake,

The future is but a gamble


But this grief that changes forms,

Is there anyone who's able to resist its knocks?

Not long enough, not forever,

One day, it might knock on your doors, too.

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