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A Cynic's Shadow

An Anthology

Yash Singhania

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Acknowledgements

I wish to express my gratitude towards the people

who have provided me with the colors of their life

to paint poetry.

My parents, for giving me the freedom to chase

my dreams.

My school, Sarala Birla Academy, for crafting

a man out of a boy.

My sassy aunt, Priyanka Agrawal, for making

me write one of my first poems.

Chirag Roongta, for consistently sharing

similar ideologies.

Ayushi Singhania, Aanchal Choudhary, Simran

Dhameja, Naman Jain, and Sheetal Gupta for

dealing with my abrupt theories and giving me their

opinions on my theories and stories.

Radhika Agrawal, for her continuous help and

support. This book would have been lost if it

weren’t for her.

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About the Author

Yash Singhania is a small town boy who was lost

on the avenues of Chartered Accountancy. He fixed

his compass to chase his dreams on the dream

street.

Currently he is completing his diploma in

photography at Hyderabad. Capturing moments

with a camera and some ink.

This writer’s words tend to seep in the readers

subconscious, painting fantasies.

Fantasies one can’t get enough of.

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Contents

Sr. Title Page

1 Paradox 1

2 Eternal Flares 3

3 Original, Yet Again 4

4 The Glass Diamond 5

5 The Night Sun 7

6 Left 9

7 Yesterday’s Tomorrow 10

8 Silver Linings 11

9 Better Half 12

10 My Mistress 13

11 What If 14

12 Nirvana 16

13 Sweet Dreams 17

14 Manna 18

15 Trinkets 19

16 Insecurities 20

17 Volatile Bliss 21

18 Judgment Day 23

19 Mask Cabinet 24

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20 The Last Supper 25

21 Under 26

22 Loud 28

23 A Prisoner’s Escape 29

24 Clay 30

25 Circles 31

26 Zero Greys 32

27 Ssshhhh 33

28 Insomniac’s Sleep 34

29 Taken 35

30 Guns & Glory 37

31 Dead End 38

32 God Hates us all 39

33 Dawn 41

34 Caterpillar 42

35 Star Filled Monster 43

36 Pawns 44

37 Vincent Van Gogh 45

38 The 3am Bar 47

39 Soul Sea 49

40 Timeless Tale 50

41 Almighty’s Theatre 51

42 Unsung Heroes 53

43 Bonsai 55

44 Mirage 57

45 Dumb Effigy 58

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46 Abyss of Souls 60

47 Tranquil Trance 61

48 Deal with Devil 62

49 Religiously Yours 63

50 Chimera 64

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Paradox

JJJJJ At the dawn of life…

Her soul melted,

Into a mountain

Of Fire and ice.

Holding safe,

In her hands,

Her notorious kids,

Time and death .

Mother made sure,

That both the kids,

Never meet each other.

Despite being at,

Arm’s length.

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She wanted

Both of them,

To grow old

and prosper together.

Naive mother forgot,

None of them would,

Ever grow old .

For they were,

Time and death.

Who outlived life.

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Eternal Flares

JJJJJ There's a magic,

In my unbroken spirit.

That mends thy broken

Spirits and paints wild stars,

On this stone cold night.

Birthing a dawn, which

Sends thy demons,

On a pilgrimage.

Redirecting thy lost soul,

On the journey of life.

That's the magic,

Of my unbroken spirit.

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