I Wish..

By Shivani Bhutra

As and when I'll wake

from the starry dreamy nights

and through the morning fog.

I'll bound myself to believe

that this earth is not pitiful,

and this sky is not substanceless.

That I'm not a lie,

and we are not heartless.

Although I've seen hope dying slowly

in someone's heart,

although I've seen them breaking

and falling apart.

I wish I had said something.

I wish I had known

how to live better

and how not to die undone.

Although I haven't seen one single person

being content by walking in a race,

although I haven't seen someone winning

over lifelong customs and unending perceptions.

I wish I had done something.

I wish I had known

how to live for better

and how not to die for the undone.

By Shivani Bhutra