Living On
written by: Talat Aafreen
@talat_aafreen
Death be not proud
For forcing me away
I leave my soul behind
Just the body is astray.
In the verdant world behind
This azure radiant sky,
The golden orb that tells of me
That blazes in the sky.
I run in the winds
I crash in the sea,
I form the coral reefs
I live on in each fighting heart
In every passionate belief.
I strive, I strain, I will not go
I will not leave this earth,
I will live on, I will pulsate
In every fighting breath.
Talat Aafreen
Talat Aafreen is a student of English Literature by training and a civil servant by profession, and is based in Odisha, India. She feels her travels and interaction with people during the course of her career have greatly enriched her as a person and reflect in her writing. When she’s not writing, she reads, cooks and paints.
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