hope – Darpan

Half a pot

When we fell for each other, we each held a pot for love — both half-filled.During the relationship, I kept adding coins to his pot: coins of happiness, cheerfulness, calmness, and warmth.But he had a habit of removing the coins, not only from his own pot but from mine as well.Still, because I kept giving,Continue reading “Half a pot”

We will heal

I’ll heal.Some day, when I see the sunrise again,After I take a walkOn that hill I love,And when I smile at a stranger again,I’ll heal. It’s a new kind of situation,The kind I had never imaginedAnd it has me confusedThere’s a mix of emotions,Emotions that can make you depressedAnd emotions that can teach you toContinue reading “We will heal”

You are just happy

The villagers are staring at youThey are whispering somethingAbout how old you areAnd you still go to schoolYou are only in seventh standard.Isn’t that the appropriate class?After all you are only 12 years old.But you walk away as fast as you can.You reach home and keep your bag down,It’s time for you to work.You cookContinue reading “You are just happy”

Broken

I slipped.Fell hard on the concrete floor.But I had to get up immediatelyI couldn’t stopMy head was throbbing where it was hit.No, not the concrete floor, the bat.The bat had come swinging so fastAnd I had failed to dodge.Too slow.There was blood on my face after it hit me.I froze only for a moment beforeContinue reading “Broken”