yoke not to autoimmunity

By watedroplet




sow not the seeds of weeds

inviting the wild breeds

noshing every feed


being the unproductive lead

sucking away all essential beads

wrecking the bridge of pleads


woven on the soil of need

but engulfed by greed

balding the reed


meant to be the creed

inscribing the chapters to be freed

from the dungeon of misdeeds


so yoke not to autoimmunity

driving the nails of inhumanity

ailing your soul with deformity


fail not to wear the goggles of universality

there hives an alternative community

where you can find the soul of humility


like the two faces of the coin

our situations too have persona twin

giving us possible opportunities to swim


so submit not to autoimmunity

dare to fight the crippling deformity

until you land on the soil of solidarity.


(c)waterdroplet

C16.04.2023


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  1. A Rustic Mind2 May 2023 at 01:26

    ah! such a lyrical quality in this one.. enjoyed reading it

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