Poetry Written by Tanvi Deshpande
Amortentia
I take a single sip
Waves of flavour wash over me
Instantly transported to paradise
Of coarse sand, speckled shells, and the amaranthine sea
Tastebuds soaked in coconutty sunshine
Nostalgic about my past
Chasing her along the sandy shore
Each step matching with her bell-like laugh
I freefall into a memory
Head dizzy with thoughts filled with her
Her wavy bronzed hair, rosy cheeks, heart-shaped mouth
My favourite perfume, her hands stained with the essence of myrrh
She's the phantom of my mind
A thief who stole my heart
For a single moment... I feel her presence
Then jolt back to the harsh reality of us apart
Confined Stars
When I sit and gaze upon a wandering star
I wonder, will that ever be me?
If I were to drift away into the universe
Would I be happy? Or perhaps even free?
The moonlight bathes me in a warm glow
Keeping my shadows at bay
But if a cloud were to appear - a silhouette's embrace
Would the demons come out to play?
Huddling in a corner
Overtaken with hopeless despair
I yearn to dance upon those stars
Lilting notes being whispered in my ears
Each constellation a symbol of my heart's ineffable desires
Intricate and difficult to understand
Choke on my lost heart with a burning anguish of sweltering fire
Pulling me back from the Dreamland
Timeless
Time
So fleeting
Like a bird that flies
Never sitting
Doesn't stop for the poor
Doesn't stop for the rich
Enervating or energizing
Or perhaps both - different sides of a switch
Always wanting more
There will never be enough
As the flame burns yet still
One day its life shall be snuffed
Time
Its whispers call to me
And I agonize
Will I ever be free?