Phoenix

By Dr Manasi Naphade

I still remember the first time I saw you

You had the most charming smile I had ever seen

I still remember how I struggled so hard not to stare

Only in vain

Clouds are your best friends

You feel more at home in the calmness of nature than in the cities with their noise

Remember no one else can define you

You are the sky and you can be any colour of your choice

You say people are your biggest fear

Yet you are always surrounded by a group of loyal peers

All of us have our ghosts and so do you

I wish I could be a phoenix and heal all your bruises with my tears

You know how life is just a series of photographs

And yours is the only one I crave

Oh how I wish I had the courage to tell you all this

May be someday in some other world I will be brave.

By Dr Manasi Naphade