I won't touch flowers today
Because apparently they wither.
I won't go near anyone,
I won't touch that peacock feather.
I won't walk around the garden,
I won't play in water.
And just staying still will hurt,
Even that joyful laughter.
The space that I needed
Any other day...
It is as if I've been abandoned,
I didn't want it this way.
And I hate how I said "I won't"
Not that "I can't" because
It wasn't taught, but slowly poisoned
And it's stuck in my heart.
©Anagha Ukaskar
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