I will not stay with you if
the water receding from the shore
doesn't eat away the sand, bit by bit
before clasping its claws hard and deep into it
and putting it back to where it belonged.

Just like yours have been
gnawing my heart by carving out cubicles
and polluting them with dark matter
that doesn't absorb/emit light
but exerts gravity every time my heart begins to flutter.

Set me free, my love
Take away the sands and do not bring them back.
For baby, I will not stay with you only if you rip off this heart
that has only belonged to you.

- A heart penned down