How unaware we are
of the dreaded future,
how close it lurks.
And how our tragedies
step over out footsteps
that we left behind
when we tried to flee it.
How in the most unsuspicious moment
it will grab us, till we know of nothing but pain.
How beautiful is each minute
in which I evade the pain
that I deserve.
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“These Words”- Nayana Nair
I stop reading.
I look at these clumsily scribbled words.
I look at these fine print.
And I reach out my hand
to the page
and touch these words
to know
whether they really exist.
I reach out
to grab onto that hand,
so I can come out of water
for a moment,
to take breath
and remember what it was like
to not drown.
For that moment
I keep reading.