Write My Name on the Shifting Sands

Stand with me like my shadow,

Be with me without much ado,

Encircle me like a protective waist-band,

When I am drowning, offer me your hand!

In this world filled with anger and hate,

Be my soulmate, be my soulmate!

When I am parched, fall gently upon me like the soothing rain,

Be my healing balm when I am in pain!

Be my mirror to show me, warts and all, what I am,

Serve me the naked truth and don’t give a damn!

Measure me against what I proclaim to be,

From my hypocrisy don’t let me flee!

Give me as good as you get from me,

But stand hand in hand with me on the pleasant lea! 

When I am dead and gone, bury me with your own hands,

I will love it when you write and rewrite my name on the shifting sands!

You will see me beckoning from somewhere far away,

Setting eyes on you, my soul will light up and I will be aglow, I will be gay!

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Arun Bhagat

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