Death Sentence

From between the rusted iron bars,

his arms protruded out,

he chokes, face hidden in the hazy room,

amidst the smoke, silently loud,

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his eyes, glowed red, with fury, vengeance,

from the whole world a war,

the lightning flickering upon his soul,

revealed his bloody face, burning scars,

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teeth tightened with smirk, he groaned,

this is the end, not me but you,

i was not borne to die this way,

my full moon is now shining through,

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hell will rise for his master to save,

from hell to hell will hell persuade,

pain will cry for pain to stop,

blood will pour forth from the blade,

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looking at the chains which engulfed his body,

He laughed; his voice tore the prison,

The wolves replied, so did the thunder,

And silence sank into oblivion

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Masked faces with sharp silver,

All with expressions as grim as can be,

Arrived, unperturbed by the deathly laugh,

Held the prisoner, never trying to set free,

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Sound of March slowly faded away,

And the silence in the prison prevailed again,

Outside, the prisoner was being dragged,

On his face, although no sign of pain,

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from darkness to light, as they moved him,

voices raised, the crowd hailed,

the crowd cheered this awaited death,

and more amusement in his eyes sailed,

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he moved his tongue on his black dry lips,

trying to taste the whole situation,

the sacred place, laid in front,

where he was to be guillotined,

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a flash of silver lightning,

and torn clothes rose in the air,

the muscular mass, with tinge of darkness,

unleashed, the true beast appeared

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held by strength, as the full moon shined,

he was made to lay his head,

on the blood stained block, where several died,

where several cried, as they lay dead,

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the vultures waited, for the pieces of flesh,

their beaks were to be his sepulchre,

no sign of guilt, no sign of fear,

this man loved the incoming torture,,,

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As the eyes of him, touched the moon,

Heart thumped no more, no more time ticked,

Thick, red, bloody eyes, pounded, enlarging,

So was seen, that smile, so wicked,

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Bathed in moonlight, his body grew more,

Canines made their way to breathe in open,

Slowly, the beast transformed into another

More furious,  strength indomitably deepened,

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Stood now he, unchained, liberated,

He howled, tearing the crowd’s silence,

Sniffed the air, now amused, with a groan,

This lycanthrope,  now, fear he could sense,

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corpses laid, under his feet, as he howled again

crushed heads, lone necks filled up the place,

in between this slaughter, he stood head high,

laughing at himself, master of disgrace,

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a spark was seen at a distant horizon,

which grew more intense, and the fire thrived,

a sword introduced into his heart,

and on his knees, this werewolf arrived,

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i came here to see you, my friend,

now let it go,  your soul is released,

master of heaven for the master of hell,

my friend, this time, you rest in peace…

Umeed

Guzarti hui raat me guzre, na soye hain

kayi baar aankho me sapne bhigoye hain

phir bhi har raat, guzar toh jaati hai

marti hui umeed, sanwar to jaati hai

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umeed, har us cheez ki, apni si jo lagti hai

wo khoyi hui larki, pagli si jo lagti hai

saare jahaan se darti hui, nidar si wo larki

aankh me aansu toh hain, par ab na fikr kisi ki

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umeed us tute dil ki, wo larka ab bhi hansta hai,

shayad uske dil me, ab bhi khoon basta hai,

apni muskaan me dard chhupaate hue.

khinchti hui har dor ko kaleje se thaame hue

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umeed, dil se me us waqt bhi jhalakti hai,

jab surkh hoti aankhein dheere se tapakti hain

door hote hain har armaan, paas na hoye koi,

ek woh jo tha, na hai ab, milega par woh hi,

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umeed, na jaane yahaan kab se thehri hai,

is maa ki aankhein antriksh si gehri hain,

laal mera, pardes me, ek baar toh sahaara dega

upar waala jab bhi zindagi ka kinaara dega.

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umeed, har kadam pe, haatho ko thaame hai,

dekhe hai koi, mann me, jab aasmaan ko baandhe hai

har chamak un aankho ki urti hui jaati hai,

wo aankhein jab umeed ke daaman se lipat jaati hain

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kya hai ye umeed, doobti si ek naaw hai,

har mann me ek duniya, har mann ek ghaw hai

umeed har us dil me khaali sa jo chhoot gaya,

kuchh sapne the jiske, na jaane kyun toot gaya

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hairat se unlogo ko dekhta jaata hu,

umeed bhari aankhein, kuredta jaata hu,

marti hui umeed, na jaane kyun na marti hai,

shayad har khaali dil ko umeed hi bharti hai