UNDER MY
BLANKET
-
Anushka Mitra (India)
I’m running!
I’m falling!
I’m Drowning!
I’m choking!
What is this constant buzzing in my ears?
Why is my vision blurring away?
What am I reaching out for in the dark?
Why are my screams silent?
I keep shaking under my blanket.
Afraid to even peek out.
What if it’s standing there right in front of me?
The Grief! The grief for a shattered life?
And I keep shaking under my blanket.
Running, falling, drowning, choking,
Again and again without a rest.
All along bearing the grief inside me.
The buzz, the blur, the search, the scream
Continue on loop till I open my eyes with horror.
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