"On"

By Khushbu Khetawat

They tell me to embrace change 

But what if I resist?

To greet each dawn with a smile,

And bid farewell with the same smile,

Would I find strength in my resistance to change?

After all change has been my sternest teacher. 

The cocoon’s transfiguration to a butterfly,

Popsicles melt into warm cocoa,

Love fades into the shadows,

Dreams take control

In this shapeshifting world 

Why does change hesitate to welcome me?

I am still not used to waking up 

Knowing you are not there anymore 

Knowing it is because of me 

Knowing you would be here if I wasn’t 

Knowing that ill still love you 

Knowing you won’t ever leave my heart 

Knowing you are the only constant in my life which I want to change;

Or maybe not, as I said change has taught me everything  

Even to fight within myself and from you

From your haunting memories to 

Your selflessness, I know I would make it 

Only if ill be 1% more like you 

I still miss you and I am the only one 

Who hasn’t forgotten you

I take an oath to be changed by you but never change you.

By Khushbu Khetawat