{"id":3322,"date":"2024-10-24T18:03:08","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T18:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afflatuscreations.com\/?p=3322"},"modified":"2024-10-24T18:07:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T18:07:54","slug":"almost-perfect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afflatuscreations.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/24\/almost-perfect\/","title":{"rendered":"Almost Perfect"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Almost Perfect<\/strong><\/h3>
Without any centre
my true self peels off
in layers of
memories, dreams, desires–<\/div>
some experienced,
others unfulfilled.

I remember not
being myself
my thoughts
and promises
yours or mine.

I will be myself
the day I catch the winds
with my fingers
to become fire
with a passionate glow,
melt and crystallize
into a rare and perfect glass.

~ Ashok\u00a0K.\u00a0Bhargava<\/div>
Vancouver, Canada.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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