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People Dont Change

A very raw poem, straight from in there....something struck me...these thoughts were meandering in my head for the last couple of hours....i didnt want to exercise any finesse to put these ideas elegantly...am more than happy to set it free as it comes out....here it goes...


People don’t ever change
They just express differently
Or they just stop expressing

If someone thinks they have changed
They know not themselves
They are as they always were

Their expressions change
Their yearnings may change
Their connect with themselves can change

But not they themselves.
They may choose to stop seeing themselves
Or maybe they never saw themselves

In reality, they get stoked similarly as before
Their delight remains the same as before
People don’t ever change at the core

New Delhi
Feb 20, 2010
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  1. RajuFebruary 21, 2010 at 9:27 PM

    Why change? What is change? If change is something organic why baseline it?

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  2. UnknownFebruary 22, 2010 at 1:55 AM

    its not about hvng a reference or lack of it...it is reflection on a basic premise...or maybe pre-occupation...in this sway of multifarious events...

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