2025

Amidst the chaos in life, I take a chance to breathe. I refrain from thinking too much. I bow down in temples and pray for

Seemed like I had found the one, Smiles shining across my cheeks, The happiness he brought me Fleeting, gone within weeks. Never believed in childhood

Absence breeds many hollows, For me it was loneliness; Deep and dark in its expanse. It was also a need to belong, At whatever cost.

I was six, though now it feels like years ago Grandma told me about a thing that makes lewdness, Only a term you’ll never relate

I hear the bells announcing that school is over, In silence, I walk home, my heart heavy with anxiety. Imagining what I’ll find at home

I have learned so much from growing older, I understand more, I am a bit kinder, A bit more forgiving of past hurts. I realize

You embraced me first, In the shades of our beautiful house, The house that marked the start of a saddening journey, Under the daylight sky,

Who to blame? Who to blame? I, the bearer of blame, At your service, Ready to shoulder the weight of wrongs, To apologize for sins

Staring at your puffy face in the cot, I realize all the hurt I’ve been carrying in my heart. Forgive me, my dear child; I

Because I am my mother’s daughter, I have learned to extend myself; Make sure everyone is comfortable, Everyone but me. Because I am my father’s