No,
It is not like the movies
It is not like the movies
You see
Any slice, sliver of existence
You do not cognise in a moment
It happens over time
So don't chide the silent ones
Don't chide the smiling ones
Don't chide the singing ones
Grief is just putting on her makeup
Ready to step out
She will touch each of them
At different times
In different ways
Some she will choke
Some she will smack
Some she will poke
Some she will penetrate
With a knife
Or just a needle
Some she will not touch
Yet
That day though
She will mark all of them
As her relatives
Some of them
Will keep crying
Decades later
-
Chandni Girija
Feb 10, 2023
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