So life, I’m sorry I’ve run out of the patience to handle your discrepancies, I know what it feels like when you’re so weak, every time someone tries you hold a grip over you, you only fall apart. I know the disturbance of blaming your own incapability for losing companions.
But I’m sorry, I’m too tired of being your better half.
I’m sorry, but this isn’t working anymore, we aren’t working anymore. It’s only best you and I part ways.
So dear life, I fare thee well, you’re the only one I owe this end to.
With the very last breath,
Aisha.
PS One
Did you know that ants don’t sleep and don’t have lungs? They carry weights twice their own size and are so tiny, they easily go unnoticed.
Yet, their one bite can bring the mightiest to tears.
You can stage thunderstorms if you just whistle to the wind, all you need is rhythm and dedication.
Sleepless nights, anxiety, carrying a heavy baggage on your shoulders and your tiny body does not make you weak.
PS Two
Clocks can’t work without a missing piece, even the most mainstream nut-bolt out of place can rupture its functioning.
You are here for a purpose. Just believe in your true identity and worth and it’ll lead you right to your destination. Each puzzle piece is always an exact fit.
PS Three
Science says, every action has an equal and opposite reaction.
A caterpillar shuts itself out into an ugly cocoon before it bursts out a gorgeous butterfly, ready to bask in the open world in all its magnificence.
It’s alright to shut yourself out sometimes, only when you take a step back, can you take two forward. Closing yourself out does not make you a coward, it only gives you the power to rejuvenate and shine brighter.
PS Four
Only accidents give superheroes their powers, without that they’re just born normal.
Disasters are what you make of them, only when a house is blown down by a hurricane can a new one be built. You will face failures, be ready to take the jolt and make the most of it.
PS Five
Borders between countries always fence each other away in defense, shielding them from calamities.
Yet, they’re called ‘Line Of Control’
Building boundaries to keep yourself safe does not mean you’re blocking the world outside, it is just you controlling the limits of your interactions. Sometimes you let them in, sometimes you don’t. Not everyone is the same, so learn to let your guard down at times. Your fortress is not your cage.
PS Six
3 key facts about hugging:
A. It increases Oxytocin which reduces stress and lowers blood pressure.
B. Hugging can stimulate the brain to release Dopamine, the feel-good hormone.
C. Hugs can reveal different levels of affection
A woman will tend to press her whole body against the person she cares most about.
Not everyone that tries to embrace you is going to gauge their expectations around you. You aren’t impenetrable, they might not be able to see through you, but they can soak all they see of you. At times, it’s only because they want to keep together what seems to be falling apart.
PS Seven
You never really liked even numbers, did you?
You’ll always try to make two people- one unit,
Never mind the ones that leave you broken into halves,
you’ll always find a way to make yourself whole.
Life is more than the last boy and broken promises.
Infinity to you, is an odd number
and hell, you can’t step down for anything less.
Spoken word, performed at Open Sky Slam VIII Bangalore, The Humming Tree, 26/7/15.
The Distorted Aurora 