Somriddho Dasgupta, our A Level student, enjoys writing his own poems. He was asked to perform his latest poem at the South Streets Art Centre in Reading.
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Your hair still lingers, but in new shades of blue
Your smile still sparkles, but its done blinding me through
We don’t dance on our oil canvas anymore
Strangers, blew out prim rose candles
In sheets velvet, turned them gold
Sometimes the truth isn’t true enough
For I took you for petroleum
To start an ignition in my jet black heart
Instead, you kissed me down to ashes
Wore them as a highlight on your cheekbones
High, high enough to start a war
Often the truth isn’t true enough
The ashes are your combusted soul
That I step on with my Balenciaga shoes
Remains of the Hollister you
The fire in my lips
The explosion from our spark
The truth isn’t true enough
I can not hurt you
I will burn blue
But never burn you
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