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i too rose out of the fire

like shiva's seed juggled by the rivers

and the stars, nested on holy grass.

i too led divine armies to victory

invoked weapons of mass destruction.

i too raced around the universe

on my peacock, only to be overshadowed

by those who circled around their parents.

i too ate the fruit with resentment.

but unlike him i was forgotten

because i refused to be what they wanted

me to be, stopped fighting for the gods

because i learned no lesson and continued

to fly around the universe on my peacock's

dark lonely infinity.

~ ajay

16/2/2022