You

By Devalacheruvu Ridhima

You shine brighter than the sun, stars and the moon

The overpowering light casts a glare over my feeble glow

Why would I ever try to eclipse your greatness?

When I could simply burn away and let the dust blow?

You sing in voices sweeter and more melodious than I could conjure.

Applause follows around you and your sickeningly saccharine voice.

And why should I sing, when I could simply listen to you?

When my song when compared to yours is nothing but noise?

You rage on in my mind like a never ending tempest

The waves crashing into the mast of my thought.

I can see myself drowning in your raging riptide,

But why should I bother to save myself from you?

You chase me wherever I wander, whenever I stumble

But how could I ever dare to run away from you?

Like a haunting dream that lingers indefinitely as I fall down the edge of the cliff.

You stay in my periphery, a reminder of what to do.

You are the flame that rises up high in my heart.

The smoke asphyxiates my body and head.

And why should I breathe again?

When I could choke and suffocate to death instead?

You flurry and fight your way through the storm.

Into the depths of my psyche and soul.

When my thoughts and self, get buried by the frost.

Why should I save myself, to play a loser's role?

By Devalacheruvu Ridhima