Jump
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
Copyright © Aditi Upadhyaya | Year Posted 2020
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