VIOLET
We were one in body and soul.
INDIGO
We stood together never breaking apart.
BLUE
After they tried to drown us you forgot how to breathe.
GREEN
Your thorns pierce my heart.
YELLOW
I search for another sun in my solar system.
ORANGE
Fall seven times. Get up. Eight.
RED
The wounds heal but the scars remain.
Aayush Gugnani is an amateur writer based out of New Delhi. He uses free style word play to express his political opinions and occasionally dabbles in poetry. He uses the world as his canvas and believes in expressing his thoughts and feelings openly.
By Aayush Gugnani
In the breezy summer
With the golden sun,
Shimmering at the horizon
I stood there in oblivion.
Standing at the worlds end
Waiting for you to come back,
I clinged on to my memories with you
Cherishing our moments as a pack.
What once was a dream for me,
Became a reality.
Once I was an ill fitted piece
Soon we became family.
We held each other in times of despair
And had each other’s back here & there.
Never had the world,
Seen such a ravishing pair.
We were unbreakable,
Like a covalent bond.
At least that’s what people said,
To which we replied it was a miracle of the gods’ wand.
Alas ! Now you’ve gone too far
Away from the gusty winds
Away from being what you were
Or who you are.
I’m not complaining for the woes
Happy you finally got what’s yours.
I’ll be there if and when you return
To fill your saddened pores.
Life without you in the beginning was tough,
Nights were endless and rough.
Though I learned to cope with them,
Yet, I wonder how can I pacify my sinking soul.
O how do I break myself from these shackled chains?
To go back to being what I really was.
Don’t ever think I’m not with you.
I’m an undercurrent,
You might not be able to see me
But in all your times of both happiness and despair,
I will be omnipresent.
Life’s a chaos without a pattern
One moment we’re here,
The other we’re not.
Yet, I try to maintain positivity in life.
Try to look up and find the northern light,
Look down to see the sea shimmering bright.
The haze maybe temporary,
But the maze is permanent.
Our laugh maybe fading,
But our love for each other,
Our love is effervescent.
After all this time,
I was on the brink of losing my will to be stronger,
So I tried looking for a fresh start,
I didn’t think I could wait for you any longer.
Believing all our efforts had gone in vain,
I became oblivious to the void in my heart,
That is, until you were at my doorstep again.
I couldn’t believe my eyes,
I pinched myself just to be sure,
But there you were, with your arms wide open,
My heartache’s cure.
You cracked the same nonsensical jokes and snorted out the familiar goofy laugh,
You could light up any room with your presence, no matter how obscure,
Everything about you,
Reminded me why love was something worth fighting for.
Effortlessly, we went back to the slow summer nights,
As the sky melted from orange to blue,
Spinning in linen dresses under the city lights.
We sang along to our favourite tunes out loud,
Waltzed around the street unabashed,
Finally stopped worrying about the views of the crowd.
Although it pains me to think that not too long ago,
You were forced to say goodbye,
I’ve learnt,
Problems occur now and then,
But true love can’t be taken away by the tides of time, the wrath of gods or the close-mindedness of men.
The fact that we’re together,
Even after all these trials,
Proves that ‘love overcomes all obstacles’ isn’t just a myth.
So, as we kissed underneath the starlit sky,
I realised I couldn’t fall for you again,
Because I had never stopped loving you to begin with.
" Young Writers' Collective" 