Thorn

I wanted to make you proud, but you didn’t believe in me,

I wanted to provide,

But, you didn’t aid.

I wanted to stay, but you always betray –

You stray from the ideals—

You are never going to understand—

Always resisting the change!

Look what you have made me do.

Look what I have become.

I always wanted to love you, but

You became my biggest lesson and a thorn in the throat to be removed.

©® Farheen Akter Bhuian Nancy

Circa: 2023

Evolution

You were necessary for me to evolve, You showed me what I thought love was not love actually but compromise

No bond lasts long

Why don’t you believe in people anymore?! – Cause, I don’t want anyone to exploit my reason. How’s that like?!

Empty Shell

You were a beautiful chain whom I binded myself with, You were a self-built cage where I imprisoned myself, You

Audacity

Oh, the audacity of leaving the person you love! To walk away with steady feet, While their heart still trembles

Mountainous

You were a mountain, I was a shallow fountain laying low. I could sustain you if only I had the

Silent Love

Silently, I have loved you for decades, Silently, I have chanted your name for thousand times. I have scripted an

Farheen Akter Bhuian