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Loving Myself

Posted on May 18, 2023 by Amrita Ghosh

These days I am often toldBy family, friends, well meaning strangersThat I do not love myself enough,That I need to love myself more.That better self-love will make me whole.I wonder if that makes meA little irrelevant for modern times.Tell me … Continue reading →

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The Trigger, or The Cure

Posted on May 16, 2023 by Amrita Ghosh

Someone I once lovedLikened me to coffee.In the seductive deliciousnessThat took over his sensesWith a hedonistic joy. The lingering bitternessThat grew on him,And, the addiction thatHe found himself drowning in. When he left, he confessed thatI was both the affliction,And … Continue reading →

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Resurrected

Posted on May 14, 2023 by Amrita Ghosh

Sunshine after rains.Resurrecting myselfFrom a seasonal lull.Older version of meHas been upgraded.Summer hope beckons,As do the limitless vistasWith infinite possibilities. ~ The Amrita Connection Making a #comeback to posting #poetry in my blog again. Stay tuned. #theamritaconnection

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Love Today

Posted on October 8, 2022 by Amrita Ghosh

When you are youngYou think there’ll be many peopleWith whom you’ll have a soul connect.As the years go byYou realize that there’ll only ever beA handful of those souls.Hold on to them if you can.Or, let them go in peace.Don’t … Continue reading →

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An Ode To Vegetating

Posted on January 28, 2022 by Amrita Ghosh

As the shadows of the day lengthen,I realize that I have now parked myselfIn a corner of the sofa almost every dayFor the greater part of the month. Looks like Covid has made aA vegetating cabbage out of me.A far … Continue reading →

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