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My Crimson Reality

Dervish October 24, 1997

Tags: Government , Secularism , Military , Colonial , Communism , Conservative , Delhi , Lahore , India , Pakistan , Regions , Leaders

[Author’s Diclaimer: This article is meant to be purely technical in nature and not targeted towards any particular performer or group.]


Thanks for the wine, I'll be fine

Sober I'm a bore, that's for sure

A little tipsy, but oh so witty

Please do pour; don't say ’No More'



You are so cruel, alas

To un-slake my thirst

Hand over the sparkling bottle

Or bring me my hearse



Crimson is the color

Firm is your
grip

If I can pry it loose

The nectar I will sip



Don't be such a prude

I'm in control

I assure you my friend

I have kept my soul



So be generous, be kind

To an aged dilletante

Let me be so befooled that I find

I am another Kant



How empty is what is Me;

But I can fill it tonight

With what you withhold

Can't you spare a mite?



Must I go home rational?

You're not helping me

In closing my eyes

To my insipid reality.



[About the Author: An Applications engineer working in Silicon valley; also a recording and performing musician with a band and working on an project album. Orginally from Karachi, Pakistan.]

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