Love
A word so simple, yet an action that’s so difficult to effectuate.
Love
When thought of, your mind instantly directing towards a girl and a boy.
But what if I tell you, I swing the other way?
It’s hard to see the bigger picture, when you turn a blind eye towards it.
Blinded by what’s been told to you since childhood, all you saw was black and white
But what if I tell you, there’s a whole rainbow left to discover?
A rainbow, full of life and joy.
Ever since young,
I’ve been told that I’d never find myself in her
Because surely, a girl like me would find myself in him
But how can I explain, that she held my broken pieces,
And maybe, I held hers too
We found ourselves in one another
Two girls, dancing hand in hand towards the gates of hell
Or so, we were told
The world looked at me like I was the spawn of the devil.
My very own existence was a flaw,
They tried to cage my thoughts,
They told me I’m wrong to love her,
They told me it’s a sin,
But, I’ve looked into her eyes, and seen an ocean of happiness.
I’ve held her as she slept in my arms, calling me home, calling me safe.
So tell me, darling, is it more sacred to worship the divine from afar,
Or experience it yourself?
Love
A word so simple, yet an action that’s so difficult to effectuate.
Love
When thought of, you no longer think of a girl and boy
You finally understand, that people do swing the other way
You finally see the bigger picture, now that we’ve shown you the path
You’re no longer blinded by those lies, you no longer just see black and white
You have finally discovered that rainbow,
That rainbow, full of life and joy.
The poem was written by Vaanya Kalra, a student of Tagore International School, Vasant Vihar. She submitted her work as a part of the Belongg Writing Contest 2021.
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