What eats you whole, swallows you alive
What breaks a curse that's dying to survive
What heals the soul and eases the mind
A source to fear, a source to thrive
Devouring us, we fall down slow
Into the hearts on devil's row
What grabs your feet and strings you high
Lifts you up, turns you upside
Creates the haze, enfolds the mind
Destroys a sunset designing the sky
How bare and naked it strips us down
Revealing a soul that's destined to drown
Submerged in dust, barely awake
The core of you that's taken a break
Engulfed by ache, desperate to close
Grasping for love, just one to hold
Devouring us, we fall down slow
Into the hearts on devil's row
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Aathavi Thanges
Disposing my thoughts one page at a time
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a careful wish
I wished on a light that flew through the night sky, and relished in its beauty as it reached my naked eye. Rare and profound and sprouting at the edges, sweet and surreal, but it used up all the leverage it had against my heart and threw it right back. The light heard me loud and couldn’t help but laugh.
By Aathavi Thangesabout a year ago in Poets
Comments (3)
Thoughts well-disposed on this page of futile reflections & affections.
Aathavi, this was really nice to read.
Your language is hard and to the point. I love this! Watch your spelling in some lines ('soure'), but otherwise, this is impressive! ;)