navya

between

wanting people to change

the things that bring us pain

and the things we envy

is far thinner

than one can imagine

and we often

blur it

where i am standing

love and life is all i have.

and this is when

i realise

that love and life

is all one ever needs.

a love that puts you

in a loss of words.

.

.

a love that rips off words

right out of your mouth.

to see through

a mirage,

one does not

require eyes.

one requires

reminded

those men

of incandescent lights

blazing on their temples.

the only way

they could ever

bring me down

was burning their fingers

so they never dared