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ComprehensionBrings awareness,And sometimesProfound sadness;You feel likeThe earth beneathYour shaky feet,Has given wayTo an abyss;And yet,You don’t quite fall in,You hold on,Grasping onTo anything,To be able to resist,The free fallInto oblivion. Yes, comprehensionBrings awareness,And is perchanceYour first step to doom.

The doorwayHolds a secret,And so too,The windowsAnd walls,But most of all,The floorHolds the burden,Of the darknessThat unfolded,Within this space –Seemingly safe,And a haven. And the secret,Is as muchAbout the oathOf silence,Birthed in despair,As it isAbout the devastation,That unfolded there.

The wind is strong.You can feel it,In the way the dustStings your eyes,Even when you keep themTightly closed.And in how your hairClings to your face,In a tight embrace.You feel its chill,And you hold yourselfReally tight,Losing, in the processThe battleWith your … Continue reading →

You are not that person.The oneWho makes heads turn,The oneWho is heardAbove the noise,The oneWho others look to,For comfortAnd advice. You are not that person.You just happenedTo be,And you decidedSomewhere alongYour journeyThat it was fineTo simply be –Until,They took awayEven … Continue reading →

Strong.It was the heavy lockThat secured your homeWhen you were four. Some years laterYou found it inThe steel cabinetWhere you storedYour clothesBut more soImportant things. It was alsoHow your fatherManaged to carryIn both handsHeavy suitcasesAmidst milling crowdsOn a busy railway … Continue reading →

This expanseStretches forth,SeeminglyUnto infinity;At once intimidating,As it is welcoming,To the embattled soulThat stands at the shore,Watching the waves,Beating against it,Relentlessly. Almost akin,To the pangsOf unceasing pain,That rise in the depthsOf her belly.

Somewhere in the pastA distant oneShe chose to donA veil of darknessHoping to hideBehind its opaquenessAll her secretsVile, shameful, and dark. She held it tightAround herAs she walked,And even as she layOn her bedOn the darkest night,Until her secretsWere lost,Not … Continue reading →