I rest my head on your chest
calmly listening to your heartbeat
The breeze sweeps
But your warmth engulfs me
keeping me safe
At this moment, I reflect
Finally understanding what contentment meant
But the transience of time slowly creeps in
I guess "nothing lasts forever" yet again
will be our culprit
Denial, I long to pour all my love
to give and give some more
give all I have and all that I don't
Aching for open arms willing to receive
the supply cannot exceed the demand
I grieve
Let's keep it casual you say
to a soul that longs for depths of fiery passion
a love that feels like supernovas exploding and volcanoes erupting
But little did you know darling,
I simply could love casually
So I let you go with a broken heart
letting some time pass
someone else inevitably knocks at the door
afraid to re-open this fragmented heart
I peek through the window
Am I willing? I ponder once more
To be a candle that burns
burns bright with all its might
Even if ultimately it's at the cost of its own very life
Again.
-Jagriti L.
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