MY NAME
I wonder why my parents
named me after a bird;
for its heavy carrying these
wings on my shoulders.
I tried to tear them
but it stuck on me
like freedom
refusing to let me fall
into the depths of defeat.

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UNCLEAN
You will never feel clean
unless you wash your grief
with grace;
not guilt
rather than letting it sit on you
like an old wound
cracking open
at the slightest touch.

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YOU ARE A POEM
You were merely a human
wandering in this world’s wilderness:
It is I who turned you into poetry -
made you immortal
with words.

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LIFELESS
If you believe people change for others
when they are deeply loved
remember -
no amount of water
can bring back dead flowers.

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SEEKING YOU
She glanced at me
on a summer afternoon
and
I spent years of my life
searching for that moment
ever since.

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GRIEVING JOY
The world smells
loneliness all of a sudden
when I cry at birthdays
instead of funerals.

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BUILD A HOME
After being homeless,
I realised my heart is safe now
as it only nurture those
who are worthy of laying a brick
in the home I’m building.

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IN MOMENTS
There are moments
we think belong to us,
but
they only come to visit,
like a whiff of fragrance
that lingers
just long enough to remind us:
it was never ours to keep.

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SIMPLER LOVE
Love in the older times
was simple;
you’d cut a slice of bread
and butter would follow.
Now, when you reach for it
there's cinammon, honey
and nuts
just like that love comes with
a variety of options
it never asked for.

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QUIET REBELLION
On days when I just want to survive,
I don’t desire fancy but only plain:
I eat cold bread
and breathe peace,
like sitting in silence and
crying with dignity.

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