Live

How long will you live the life that is all but yours 
Let the clouds set aside to bring out the clear skies 
Or let them shower the rain to wash away the tears of disdain 

Draw out the tan curtains
Let the room embrace the light 
So the darkness of yesterday subsides
And your face feels the composure of the cool dawn

There's a spring waiting after every fall
The bad days, yes, they will be gone
For now just take a pause and breathe
Feel the life that exists within

Break open the cage of rationale
Let the blizzard of sentiment erupt 
It's fine to not be fine sometimes
To set the mask of strength aside 

So give a voice to the cries of your heart 
Let the fire out into the blue
Don't stop yourself from breaking down
Cry out all that lies within you 

Now, do you see the drawing curtains 
The sunlight coming in through the dawn
The weight falls off
Yes, you feel light, you're gonna rise and step out of the dark night 

So fall down 
Let the wounds hurt
So the pain makes you feel alive
For life, as it may, makes you grow stronger with each scar.

– Divya Rathi 

Why It Wasn't You and I...

We trod the same path. Yes.

But much later did I realise that it was different directions we had been walking along 

It was destiny.

To Approach.

To meet.

To collide.

To walk away.

And not stay.

Destiny, we couldn't deny.

I flipped through the pages to find one that ultimately brought us together

Too naive to realise our tales were inked apart.

So many things gone wrong

So many conflicts in our hearts

Yet intellects clashing too often

Led me to think

Was it really meant to be?

Finding answers in those questions 

I choose to walk away 

To clear the mess 

And suppress the tempest.

Perhaps, wisely enough to discover some day 

This was the safest we could play 

When this path that we walk brings us to stand facing each other once again

And we look into each others' eyes

To find those faces 

That make us realise 

Why we had to bear goodbyes 

Why it wasn't me and you 

And, why it wasn't you and I.

– Divya