House

You see, your heart can misguide you to the lane you didn’t wish to pay a visit.

And that’s where her heart resides, with tough walls efficiently made to fight every hurricane. 

Your eyes might fool you for how fancy her house may seem; it’s completely wrecked, trust me!

And the day she forgets to lock the doors, you gently sneak in and see her broken house.

Walk upstairs to her room, where she pens down every memory she had with you.

And when you walk in her room, you’ll find sorrow wrapped in glitter gracefully lying on the shelves.

Go grab the pillow; he’ll narrate stories of her heartbreak that were left unsaid. 

She’s peeping in to see if those tales interest you, for she can find no escape to get away. 

Now that you heard her fairytale, embrace her and run away, the house is only an illusion she’s been living in every day.

                                              -Vaishnavi L.