Aditi Upadhyaya Poet ABC

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Strip me of my wealth, I don’t have any
Strip me of my power, of endless desire
Strip me till I am naked
Strip me till all I have to offer is my body and my heart

My heart doesn’t belong here
I am a being of the snowy lands
Where winter reigns and we bow to the fog
Where the biggest enemy are the mountains clad in white

Tiny white petals
Soft petals, fragrant petals
These petals touch my skin
And leave me thinking of them

They tiptoe as quietly as they came
Taking with them all I treasure, all I hate
And just as I watch them leave from a distance
My memories fade away

The colour is fading from my hands
The vibrant, bright, shiny colours
Of the painting I made last week
It is time to make a new one

I leave all my clothes, my money, my strength
My outer covering, my desires, my fires
Today I am naked
Today I am just body and heart

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Sankalp Singh January 27, 2020 at 7:52 AM This is beautiful ??.I told you so Aditi Upadhyaya January 27, 2020 at 7:53 AM aww thank you Sankalp!

Vijay Pandit January 25, 2020 at 7:27 AM I like the way your words go beyond ordinary-- a gifted write. Congrats on your win. Aditi Upadhyaya January 26, 2020 at 5:44 AM thank you so much! I see another Indian yay

Sheri Fresonke Harper January 24, 2020 at 5:57 PM Congratulations Aditi, on your 6th place win in the "Jump" contest. I found your exploration of what you need interesting and your jumps fitting. I enjoyed reading it. Thanks for entering. Aditi Upadhyaya January 26, 2020 at 5:42 AM thank you so much for such a kind judgement!

Jenish Somadas January 20, 2020 at 11:41 PM Very interesting write.. Just body and heart... I like the way you took the theme.. But the title!!! By the way, adults can't be stripped naked.. If stripped, no more adult left, just child..lol.. Aditi Upadhyaya January 21, 2020 at 2:07 AM haha thank you for your views!