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Spirit
The charred sand, the lifeless stones, the burning wind, aided the awry contest,
The Sun was at its merciless best,
My body at its physical worst.
The drying tongue, the non-existent sweat glands, the disoriented self, gave-in to the remorseless heat,
The wait was for the inevitable defeat,
Death-knell danced to its customary beat.
There was no respite; there was no letdown, there was no escape until there was something found,
It came from within abound,
The cool that I yearned for around.
My spirit spake, don’t give up, don’t give in, don’t let-go, together we will beat the foe,
My body though was beaten low,
All promises appeared too hollow.
My body surrendered….
The spirit rejuvenated the willful body; hope arose from avenues unknown,
I will live, I will win, I will go on, this I know;
What realm remains unconquered for a body which surrenders to the soul!!
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