Alas?! truly not.

Jun 5, 2025

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Note: In a lone evening, as I sat about doing nothing, my soulmie Sakchyat Acharya, khalu, sent me an Instagram post “Dear creative people, write a poem inspired by this picture,” and thus, I penned. This one’s dedicated to you.

Alas?! truly not.

In the middle of the ocean,
the middle of the world, the sea
Stranded, vacant, empty-
engulfing waves surround me

Am I abandoned in the flesh-
“is it your soul that deserts thee?”

Death, clouds, storms
no more alien, no more forlorn
Emptied promises of being-
exist, just to mourn

Time is but hurt, a waiting game
sand slips through- grim finally discerns me

Alas!
But t’was always exist, not live.

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7 responses to “Alas?! truly not.”

Rashmi Dhakal

June 6, 2025

Loved the poem. You go girl! 💪🏼

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Sebina Bhattarai

June 6, 2025

Very beautiful poem! Loved it Di❤️

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1. Rashmi Dhakal
  
  June 6, 2025
  
  I loved the poem so much, I am back here to read it again and this is my 5th time reading it.
  
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Rashmi Dhakal

June 6, 2025

I loved the poem so mucha, I am back here to read it again and this is my 5th time reading it.

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Samikshya Lamsal

June 6, 2025

Hii! Shirisha I’m here from Rashmi’s story. I like the poem and how you choose to express these deep emotions with your words. She told me she’s inspired by your work and that she sees great potential in you. And after checking out of few of your work now I see that too. Best of luck for the future cause I can sense that it’s very bright for you. Your pen has a lot of power and I hope you realise that. Lots of love 💖💖💖💝. Keep going 💪.

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Samikshya Lamsal

June 6, 2025

Also I think you should stop using the en dash, the em dash and the Oxford comma cause that can sometimes get content flagged as AI.

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Revathy

June 6, 2025

♥️♥️Loved it

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