Bernedita Rosinha Pinto Poems

Errors constantly exploit inhibitions
trust deceives those who over believe it,
endurance alone helps to overcome
the burdens of envy and prejudice;
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I know I can make you run on embers
I know I can make you search the dense forest
I know I can make you row over the oceans
I know I can make you walk the Thar desert
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Go beyond the clouds and skies,
go beyond the moon and stars,
go dwell where you can find rest
the earth is no longer your nest;
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The promise of trust has long withered
your deceit has overcome the yearning,
you spoiled all the summers of life
as the romance, the passion we shared
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Heaven has only one road
but the routes to it are many,
one is thro the lane of forgiveness
other is thro pathway of penitence;
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Every heart with hope,
every face with anticipation,
waiting to get there to hug and to hold
mothers, fathers, wives, children, friends;
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Come,
learn the song of love,
speak no language,
look into the pupils of my eyes
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Thirty three million Gods -
animate and inanimate,
all manifestations of Brahma
other male Gods-Shiva, Rama, Krishna
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Left alone to face the wrath
left alone to run and escape
left alone to bear the pain
left alone to undergo the sufferings;
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Where will they run now, where will they hide
how far will they flee, how far will they escape?
where was foresight, where was caution
when the winds of the war were gathering speed,
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