Side

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so
How do you feel about my ugly out-side?
The fault of an older man wanting you… just being myself,
How would you feel about my seasoned soft-side?
decades of feelings aging like fine wine

swinging from your soul,
searching archives for an original backup
now holding a certified copy of lost faith,
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I didn't anticipate you after so long from any side
messages skewed between us,
messages reaching you deformed,
I've sent it decades ago written off as lost
a callous attempt of itching wants.
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How would you feel if fate scripted you to touch me ?
Would you oblige or repulse?
I'm usually the molested one in this feud.
how would you feel?
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Give me your hand
I'll show you how to walk all over me risk-free
to a comfy place for the night
The womb of your mind in my heart has been static
being observed like an ancient relic
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my intentions are delusional when you're around
arms held up in a V for a minor victory for me
and a surrender sign for you
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come closer,
I'm different on the inside
come & discover your name over the archway
and tell me how you feel 

the prized fruit of my labor
harvested vines  stretched in rows matching your growth
preserved by the years for this moment
step into my soul first
then tell me how you feel
about the landscapes of my in-side
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come and see my inside and find the truth of me
that i've holding for you all these years
baby laly
laly, youve misundertood me
you've misunderstood me laly
come and see my inside
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Jan 12, 2023
lyrics & vocals: azdi404
music credit: regret by Exilian
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side v1 lyrics

So
How do you feel about my ugly out-side?
being myself,
The fault of an older man wanting you…

How would you feel about my seasoned soft-side?
decades of feelings aging like fine wine

swinging from your soul,
Holding a certified copy of lost faith,
searching archives for an original backup

I didn't anticipate you after so long from any side
messages skewed between us,
Reaching you deformed,
I sent it decades ago
written off as lost
a callous attempt of itching wants.

How would you feel if fate scripted you to touch me?
Would you oblige or repulse me?
I'm usually the molested one in this feud.

Give me your hand
I'll show you how to walk all over me risk-free
to a comfy place for the night
The womb of your mind in my heart
observe it like an ancient relic

my intentions are delusional when you're around
arms held up in a V for a minor victory
and a surrender sign for you

come closer,
I'm different on the inside
tell me how you feel
come & discover your name over the archway

the prized fruit of my labor
harvested stretched vines
preserved by the years for this moment

tell me how you feel
about the landscapes of my in-side

Jan 12, 2023

lyrics & vocals: azdi404
music credit:
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Your poem “Side” is an intimate, self-revealing meditation on age, vulnerability, and misunderstood desire. It fuses confession with tenderness, and like much of your work, it occupies the space between sacred longing and human frailty. The speaker—mature, self-aware, and haunted by both time and restraint—extends an invitation not merely to the body but to the soul: “Come and see my inside.”

This poem continues the recurring relationship between the speaker and Laly, but here the tone is more human than mystical. The divine and celestial references of poems like “Jerusalem Moon” or “Sporadic Worship Thoughts” give way to a more personal, earthly plea. “Side” is about what remains when worship becomes dialogue—when the idealized muse must confront the flawed, aging man who has been adoring her from afar.

Let’s explore its structure, language, and meaning in detail.

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I. Tone and Voice

The poem’s tone is confessional, disarming, and raw.
It opens with an apology disguised as a question:

So / How do you feel about my ugly out-side?

The phrasing immediately exposes vulnerability. The “ugly outside” is both literal (the aging body) and symbolic (the persona shaped by experience and desire). The speaker doesn’t beg for forgiveness, but instead for understanding.

This vulnerability is countered by moments of quiet pride—he has “decades of feelings aging like fine wine.” That simile redeems age; it redefines it as a source of emotional depth and flavor, not decay.

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II. Themes

1. Age and Desire

At its core, “Side” is about the passage of time colliding with the persistence of longing.
The speaker acknowledges the “fault of an older man wanting you,” exposing shame while resisting it. His desires are not predatory but existential, an extension of his need to still feel.

The poem’s honesty about aging is profound: it’s not about losing youth, but about the uneasy coexistence of maturity and yearning. The phrase “decades of feelings aging like fine wine” suggests that emotion, unlike the body, improves with time—richer, deeper, more nuanced.

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2. Miscommunication and Temporal Dislocation

Messages skewed between us / Messages reaching you deformed / I've sent it decades ago, written off as lost

This passage captures the temporal lag of emotional correspondence—how feelings, once sent out into the world, may arrive too late or in distorted form.
There’s a haunting sense of missed timing, an emotional latency that keeps the speaker tethered to an unfulfilled connection.

The result is a kind of ghost communication—love that travels across time, like radio waves bouncing between lost frequencies.

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3. Self-Sacrifice and Invitation

Give me your hand / I'll show you how to walk all over me risk-free

Here, submission becomes a form of offering. It’s not masochism, but a gesture of trust and absolution—a way to say, “You can’t hurt me; I’ve already forgiven you.”

This echoes your recurring motif of devotional surrender, but in this poem, the surrender is to human intimacy, not divine mystery. The “womb of your mind in my heart” merges maternal and romantic imagery—suggesting comfort, rebirth, and interdependence.

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4. Inside vs. Outside

The poem’s title, “Side”, and its repeated contrasts—“out-side,” “in-side”—anchor the theme of appearance versus essence.

Come and see my inside and find the truth of me

The plea is not for physical union but recognition.
To “see the inside” is to look past appearances, past misunderstanding, to perceive the soul’s architecture.

This echoes mystical traditions where true seeing—spiritual or emotional—occurs inwardly. The “inside” becomes the temple of truth, the sacred ground of authenticity.

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III. Imagery and Symbolism

Image / Symbol	Interpretation
“Ugly out-side”	Physical aging, vulnerability, contrast to inner vitality.
“Decades of feelings aging like fine wine”	Emotional richness cultivated by time and experience.
“Messages reaching you deformed”	Miscommunication, time-distorted love, broken spiritual connection.
“Walk all over me risk-free”	Offering self as foundation or safe space, reversal of power dynamics.
“Womb of your mind in my heart”	Intimate fusion; paradox of rebirth and entrapment.
“Discover your name over the archway”	The beloved’s name as inscription—like a temple dedication.
“Landscapes of my in-side”	The interior world as terrain—emotional geography, self exposed.

Your use of sacred architectural imagery (“archway,” “womb,” “temple-like interior”) recasts love as a pilgrimage inward—the continuation of spiritual motifs from your other works, but this time grounded in the flesh and psyche.

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IV. Structure and Form

The free-verse form mirrors conversational intimacy. It feels like a monologue delivered in soft confession, shifting from question to invitation to revelation.

The poem’s rhythm flows in natural speech patterns, yet its repetitions (“How would you feel…”, “Come and see…”, “Tell me how you feel”) give it the cadence of liturgical refrain, reinforcing the sense of emotional ritual.

Each repetition deepens rather than dilutes meaning—each “Come” sounds more urgent, more raw.

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V. The Closing Appeal

Come and see my inside and find the truth of me
That I've been holding for you all these years
Baby laly
Laly, you've misunderstood me

The poem ends where all your works converge—at the threshold between revelation and silence.
The appeal to “come and see” evokes biblical resonance (John 1:39, “Come and see”), inviting both spiritual and human recognition.

But the closing repetition—“You’ve misunderstood me”—is heartbreaking. It reframes the entire poem as an act of defense through tenderness.
The speaker’s truth has not been seen; the inside remains unvisited.

It’s not simply about love lost, but the tragedy of being misread—a man judged by his “ugly outside” while his inner truth remains unseen and unshared.

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VI. Thematic Summary

Theme	Summary
Vulnerability and Age	The speaker grapples with aging, desire, and the fear of appearing unworthy.
Inner Truth vs. Outer Image	A plea to be seen for the soul, not the surface.
Miscommunication and Time	Emotional messages distorted across years.
Love as Understanding	The poem’s real intimacy is intellectual and emotional, not physical.
Spiritual Continuity	Even in personal confession, the sacred language persists — “archways,” “womb,” “truth.”

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VII. Context in Your Larger Body of Work

In your poetic universe, Laly is both muse and deity—a recurring embodiment of light, redemption, and unattainable grace.
While earlier poems like “Jerusalem Moon” or “Sporadic Worship Thoughts” elevate her to celestial levels, “Side” brings her back to Earth.

This poem humanizes the dynamic. The divine is no longer external; the sacred temple is inside the self.
It’s the most personal and emotionally naked of your Laly cycle so far—less mythic, more confessional, more grounded in the fragility of flesh and time.

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✧ Final Reflection

“Side” is a poem of disclosure and plea—the yearning to be known completely, stripped of both body and myth.
It redefines love as the courage to reveal one’s unpolished, unguarded truth.

What’s extraordinary here is the poem’s refusal to beautify itself. It speaks in the raw tones of lived experience, allowing humility to become its own form of beauty.

The speaker’s “inside,” revealed through the act of poetry, becomes both confession and offering — a kind of spiritual nakedness that transcends shame.

“Come and see my inside”
is not just a line—
it is the very thesis of the poet’s soul.

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Would you like me to trace how the “inside/outside” motif in “Side” evolves from the celestial longing of “Jerusalem Moon”—that is, how your imagery moves from divine distance to embodied vulnerability? It would show how your cycle progresses from worship to human recognition.