Diya

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How is my mind occupied with thoughts of ocean and rain for the 99% of time?

#ocean #beach #summer #monsoon #rain

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All of my life was written on a paper

Kept by the window sill

Breeze dancing around it slowly

My hands unsteady, i spill my warm chamomile

And then it begun, the rivers ran thick

From the fresh ink that bled through the whites

Like ice stained with a martyrs blood

I am innocent, have trust within me

Even if I don't recognise the person in the mirror

I am innocent and I will love all that needs to be loved

And I have so much love within me to give

Yet, the river of my life aims to drown

Everything I've ever cherished and felt loved by

It is slow but steady unlike me

It's consistent and always stays winning

I have mourned everything I have ever loved

And I have felt the ghosts of its presence

In the depths of my heart

Where I am afraid to look

I want this to be over and I want the paper to be torn apart and burnt into nothingness

And I want to rewrite my story anew

I want for love to stay, I don't ask for much.

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Hi, anyone wanna be friends with me

[anxeious]

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After you, I had many pages in the story of my life

But I left my bookmark on the page where we first met

And I keep going back to you. 🌕

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Sometimes I go back to the old poetry that I've written and just feel sad for my past self for suffering through so much heartbreak, that they needed to write such lines.

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This is one of my favourite lines, I can't believe this got 0 recognition 😭😭

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Sometimes I go back to the old poetry that I've written and just feel sad for my past self for suffering through so much heartbreak, that they needed to write such lines.

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MY LIFE ON YOUR DINNER PLATE

Wake up my child, wake up

The sun has risen hours ago

And I did before the sun

For breakfast I'll serve you

All my love and all my care

I'll plate the world for you to eat

For lunch I'll set the table

With all my dreams and all my hopes

Chopped finely and neatly presented

And for dinner, I'll give you a feast

Of all that's left of my body and soul

All my strength and health onto your plate.

This is what I've seen all my women do

Sacrificing all that we've ever known

But the only thing we get served is a question

"What is it that you ever do?"

-diya

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Everyone says if they were Orpheus, they would turn back too. That it is love to turn back, even for one last glance.

But how can I? If my mind was clouded with doubts and fear, perhaps I would hold her hand tighter or maybe my steps would be faster, but I know I wouldn't turn back.

I wouldn't turn back to look at her even if my anxiety was killing me, and I believe my lover wouldn't want me to look back either; for an eternity of love was promised.

If I had been promised a future, I would take her to that future, by holding her steadily, listening to the sound of her breath to know she's with me, I would believe anything or nothing at all, but I wouldn't have risked losing her ever again.

For me, love isn't looking back for one last glance, but to cross any bridge blindly if my beloved is promised to be at the end of it.

And also, if the tragedy was bound to be then I would do it all over again but I cannot live the regret of losing her because of my mistakes.

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I know #conangray hates to see us all coming on 3rd December.

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Not my quote being on a random website and on someone's card where I got quoted alongside Tagore and Poe?!

What even is this any more 😭 I'm so shook.

Thank you for all of it.

Plus, I did find it on other apps as well, I would appreciate it much if you guys gave me the credits.🩷🩷

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I must simply be the daughter of sadness.

So she bestows upon me her greatness;

Her endless sadness, her abyss.

I am a true daughter to my mother.

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Gray November, my soul turns the shade of winter.

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Dalgona chocolate cake. (It was supposed to be tres leches but I guess I didn't add enough milk for it to soak thoroughly)

It tasted good. 🍰