A dying flower

I watch as you slowly wither away

like a dying flower,

You blame me for your pitiful state

Thinking it was me,

Who forgot to water your roots.

You say you love my flaws

But you look away When I show you my scars.

You fly across foreign land

But to knock at my door might burn your hand,

And you fear that you’d be lost in this maze,

Forget your path and know not your way back home.

But I still wait by the door for you to come

Wondering if this is the place where you belong.

Now this screen is the place Where

I see your Face and your arms on her shoulder ,

I notice your silly little smile as you look into her eyes

And I just sit here and watch

As you slowly wither away, like a dying flower.

 

Eclipse

I wonder what it’s like

To be your moon ,

To shine upon you

In the darkest of nights,

To be the serene moonlight

That soothes your face

And how it makes you glow,

To steal your light

That makes me shine;

And when we meet

They call it an eclipse ,

The world engulfed

In ever-growing darkness

While we rejoice in our union;

But perhaps, I was never the moon,

I was the brutal sunlight

In the midst of june

That you hide yourself from,

I wasn’t the apricity

That you craved for

On cold winter mornings,

I was the thunderstorm

That lands on your windowsill

So you close them shut ;

I was the harsh wind

Enchantingly roaring into your ears;

I was all that you wanted to escape from

And indeed, I was never the moon

That you wanted in your sky.

 

Bio Note of Raunak

My name is Raunak, hailing from Kolkata. Currently, I am embarking on my academic journey as a first-year undergraduate student. My passion for literature and fiction unfolds in my leisure time, where I craft poetry and fiction narratives. While literature is a profound passion of mine, it’s in the art of poetry where I truly express myself. “A Dying Flower” holds a special place in my heart as one of my initial forays into poetry. I am dedicated to exploring and capturing my emotions through poetry and aspire to continue this creative pursuit indefinitely.