Awakening in The Storm

By Pavithra Sivakumar

Lightning strikes—my gaze is sparked,

A flash of truth, a glimpse of hope.

Life threads itself through tensions thick,

And passersby drift, leaving only echoes.

In the storm, I find hearts I've barely touched,

Falling into grace, searching for stillness.

Hope waits in paths untrod,

In the quiet spaces, waiting to be known.

At the right time, with the right words,

Everything aligns in the stillness,

And I feel it all—strikes of fate, scars of the past.

Grey areas light up,

And all that's heavy begins to lift.

In life’s hues, some will save, some will destroy,

But I choose the shades to hold,

The rain that falls to form rainbows,

The storms that flood, and the strength they build.

This moment, I rise, a heart unburdened,

Moving with each breath,

Alive, bold, and unafraid.

By Pavithra Sivakumar