light me up

[someonewhowantstoseetheworld]

you know what hurts?

when you finally open up your heart to someone

only to get your heart broken

that hurts so much

[someonewhowantstoseetheworld]

You know why she ended it with you?

Just to see if you would fight for her.

But you didn' t.

If only..

if only... you loved her enough.

That would have made her stay.

[someonewhowantstoseetheworld]

true love is rare

and sometimes.. sad to say,

it does not happen to all of us.

[someonewhowantstoseetheworld]

That feeling when you start to question your being. When did life start for me? When will it start? Will I go on like this...sleeping my life away?

[someonewhowantstoseetheworld]

the funny thing is

there are billions of people in this world

and yet

who

do

i

feel

so

lonely?

[someonewhowantstoseetheworld]

I feel too much.

And sometimes, I hate it.

[ritikajyala]

There'll be a moment when you realise you're 27 when yesterday you were just 17; and you wouldn't be able to tell how a decade passed away and your life got divided into before and afters. The fury of youth will subdue and nothing will really change but everything will feel different when you look at old photographs and blurry videos taken on cheap mobile phones. Scents will remind you of childhood and certain friends you don't talk to anymore, hangouts will become reunions and mom's burnt pie will become the best food you ever had. And I know on some days you won't be able to show anything of those 10 years but I hope you remember to breathe, and let go of the knot in your chest. I hope you go out in the sun and live a little, because tomorrow is 37.

Edit- I added the visualizer for this piece on my YT, check it out here

-Ritika Jyala, excerpt from The Flesh I Burned

[someonewhowantstoseetheworld]

Am i happy?

For sure, there are millions out there asking the same question.

I am almost happy.

[someonewhowantstoseetheworld]

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I slept the day away

dunno why

I' m not sad in any way

just wanna seize the day

with a little bit more of

sleep time

[someonewhowantstoseetheworld]

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Blanket

It' s the first day of the year.

It ' s cold but I am not cold.

With me is a blanket

but in my mind

I am with you right now

keeping me warm

keeping me calm

saving me from myself.

[someonewhowantstoseetheworld]

i have a sister who has depression.

It' s hard when I can' t do anything especially when she says she ' s tired. I dunno the depth and breadth of that " tiredness" she is always talking about .

Just a while ago when she felt that unfathomable feeling again, I told her that whatever happens, I will always be here for her.

It' s hard being the eldest... but it' s harder when you have a sister who has depression.

All I know is that I will do anything for her.

[someonewhowantstoseetheworld]

I wanna hold you so much.

But why, my darling, are you so cold to touch?

[someonewhowantstoseetheworld]

If only you have given me a chance..

I would have given you the best of me.

[someonewhowantstoseetheworld]

Why is that talking with strangers is better than talking with people you know?

Life is weird.

[someonewhowantstoseetheworld]

You know what sucks?

There you are at 26 and thinking about your life.. Questions just suddenly came flooding my mind like a tsunami

How come I wanted to go out but when invited, I say no?

How come I only have 2 real friends?

How come my colleagues are already settled and here I am still figuring my life out?

Gosh.. Being 26 is really hard.

[someonewhowantstoseetheworld]

" Stay with me," he said.

After what it seemed an eternity,

she said in an almost

inaudible voice , " I can't make myself stay. My heart got lost along the way. "

[someonewhowantstoseetheworld]

i am no damsel in distress

and yet

here i am

waiting

for

you

to

bail me out

of this

invisible

prison cell.