brimming eyes stare at the gleaming city lights
cold bed remains serene but time just flies
curious faces & empty voices overspill my aching mind
brewed coffees with sweet ladies but all I miss is that mellow smile
what’s hope if not just a hopeless stupid disguise

trivial & alien I feel in this coast of youth all modern
forged laughs with deared cash cover up my cracking frame, all swollen
in the land of my dreams but dreams long gone & stolen
wherever I go the pain remains, knocking at my door
Knock Knock Knock
though my hands are already frostbitten

as mornings and nights blur together
haunted by the fear of looping forever
Trying my best but my limbs all shiver
don’t you see even the largest of rocks still weather?
Please Please Please
save me from the tragedy of swimming off the shore
better let my ashes burn in the warmth of my very own home

-Bhumika Chand