Walk Through The Woods

By Keertana Saji

When fate goes against you

and the One betrays you,

take a walk through the woods,

just like I had-

during those days...

When to the nation my heart was given

and my every breath was taken.

My feet pounded against the stones,

to find shelter for my broken bones,

until there I stood

in the midst of the wood.

When the one who held my secrets

now held my chains,

love became a crystal which cracked

in my fortress of solitude.

I walked through the woods with a pull in my heart,

for I knew my chains followed.

The woods must've noticed the forbidden scene,

for it hid my heartbeat with it's harsh breaths,

hid the aura of my presence with it's powerful fragrance,

and hid the shadow of my soul in it's warm embrace.

I walked through the woods with a moment of belonging,

a sense of freedom.

I walked through the woods not knowing

how to take the next step,

until the leaves crunched their way to let me see,

until I stood under daylight once again,

with another identity.

My walk through the woods,

something beyond wildest dreams,

something beyond all beauty,

something beyond love.

Something beyond a broken crystal.

By Keertana Saji