By Arya K S
My mind embroiders shapeless thoughts upon the fabric of my being, as my body crawls beneath the darkness of a velvet blanket. Night dipped in a pale silvery moonlight, I knew it was an eclipse where the moon reached for the earth, where they became shadows of each other. But the episodes of thoughts that flashed through my head, refused to align with the matinee of the harsh, real world. I yearned to doze off, to slip peacefully into a pool of serene sleep, to taste the nothingness of life. The air infused with the scents of subtle lavender flames, winked through the eyes of golden fairy light bulbs. My eyes twinkled brighter! A zillion poems have found their roots here, upon the barren soils of my empty, at times tangled, heart. A restless soul seeking refuge in the atoms of those weary limbs, a coiled mind that yearned to unfurl its tales onto a blank white sheet. Beads of sweat channelling maps, from the nape of my neck to the deepest pores of sleeplessness. I listen to my whimpering heart, fluttering its wings as if ensnared in a net of ‘what ifs’. Motionless, I hold fast to a squishy pillow and the cosy blanket that never offers any comfort. Searching for a hand in vain, to pacify a delirious heart, slowly... at some odd hour in the vacuum of the night, I fall asleep -- devoid of dreams, poems and memories -- With thoughts that beat louder than my heart!
Arya K S is a passionate writer from Kerala. Currently, she is pursuing her PG Diploma in English Teaching at EFL University, Hyderabad. Poetry is a cool breeze to her musing soul. You can find her on Instagram @letter_shore. Email: aryaksgem@gmail.com
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