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Hope- started as a seedling inmost,

Visited me in times of need-

Beckoned expectations,

Assured me to sail to my destination,

Only to vanish into a mirage.

Made me my own enemy.

As I allowed to spring inside me

This unstoppable fire-

Eluded me of the happiness I deserved.

Untamed me,

Unable to silence its fury-

The Pandora box I opened

For my selfish pursuit of happiness.

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Seema did her graduation in Civil Engineering in India, currently married and settled in Kaust, Saudi Arabia where her husband is working as a Research Scientist. She too is am working in the same university. She has a 4.5 year old son.