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Writer's pictureMukta Kapur

I have kept a secret.. 🤫

It's been long time now,

Since I made a promise

to keep a secret for a friend,

And I shan't reveal, no matter what shall be the outcome.

I buried it....deep down in between the deepest layers of my heart.

Though it feels heavy and weighs,

Still it shall stay where it lay ; for

I could not find a place more suitable than my own little heart to hide.

No matter how much hard the world tries to extract from me, I shall still conceal it with a smile.

For it's just not a secret..

It's a promise made to a friend and I dare not to break it.

It contains the dirty truth that shall only complicate things if exposed.

Sometimes lies are more comforting than raw naked truths.

Some secrets should better be drowned deep in the ocean,

For their exposure shall only bring storms ;

And cause destruction and harm.

My silence has guarded the secret all these years.

Even though I have been tempted over and over again to unveil and expose.

Still I bit my lips and shut my mouth and dare not disclose.



For it's just not a secret;

It's my friend's trust bestowed upon me.

I dare not to tamper with the trust

As it takes years to build

And only seconds to break.

Trust is fragile ; revealing the secret shall only be futile.

Though secrets are burden

Still they had better stayed hidden behind thick curtains.

That's where they are meant to reside; always under a cover.

So that their sanity is never questioned.

Even when I die;

I shall take this secret along with me;

My death won't release me from the weight of the secret that lay heavy over me and the promise I have been tied to hold on to.

I shall forever abide and honour it;

No matter what, it has made me restless and fidgety at times.

I shall forever keep it for a friend who has chosen to confide in me. 🤫
































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pnagri
Jan 08, 2022

Thanks.

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Guest
Dec 25, 2021

कुछ ख़ास राज सदा राज रहें तो अच्छा है

जो दिल की बात है वो दिल में रहे अच्छा है

ख़ास बात से पर्दा उठेगा तो शोर हो जायेगा

पर्दों में है जो राज वो पर्दों में ही रहे अच्छा है

बात दिल की कोई हर किसी को नहीं बताता

मगर पर्दे की बात कोई अपना समझ के कहता

इस लिए अपनों की बात अपने तक रहने दो

खुलते अगर राज तो अपना अपना नहीं रहता

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Mukta Kapur
Dec 25, 2021
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Nice lines.. Some secrets should never be out and always remain hidden.. Thank you for the lovely comments🙏🙏

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Guest
Dec 23, 2021

Very well written!

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Mukta Kapur
Mukta Kapur
Dec 23, 2021
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Thank you so much🙏🙏

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Guest
Dec 23, 2021

Secrets if leaked, loose their relevance besides exposing the dubious character of an individual. Secrets are for posterity.

Well written

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Mukta Kapur
Mukta Kapur
Dec 23, 2021
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Thank you so much for the valuable feedback and appreciation🙏🙏

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Pome Malhotra
Pome Malhotra
Dec 23, 2021

Acquaintance, collegues & friends have different & defined roles in one's life. Friends are the ones, whom one can depend at various stages of life.

Dependence itself means that the other person is taking care. It is a mutual unwritten understanding between two individuals .

Society lives on Give & Take.


So far Friends , they are most dependable & trustworthy.

Daanveer Karan ' s loyalty towards his friend Duryodhan, despite all odds, is a glaring example from the Scripture s.

The other name of Friend is Trust.


Francis Bacon said " Friend is the other Self ".


Breaking the trust is unredeemable sin.

Immediately, you fall in your own eyes.

Kutch Bhi Karo.... Dost ko kabhi yeh na kehnei…


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Mukta Kapur
Mukta Kapur
Dec 23, 2021
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Thank you so much for the lovely words and valuable feedback.. Never betray a friend.. You are right.. Totally agree with you.. Thank you once again for your inspiring and encouraging words. 🙏🙏

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