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Jamil mazhar

Be by my side against the worldly wrongs

cause I am ready to fight the world

though not actively against worshipping

refute I bowing low at every door step

burn down dwellings for conceited whims

my reason for nevermore nesting here

noone speaks upso what i am against

cities growing up on moribund forests

not for a reason i stay morose

someone rendered unammused by my elated effusiveness

my life is confined to a far distant land

once i too was against living abroad

show not my beloved your true morbid self

i am against exposing you even to myself