Another Night
written by: Insha Naqvi
I stay awake from insomnia,
late at night—
neon bleeding through the blinds
like the city’s trying to find me.
Wondering if I ever make the right choice.
I laugh—low, bitter—
and wonder why
my heart still lies.
The cigarette in my hand doesn’t.
It burns,
over and over—
stuck at a signal that never turns green.
Until there’s nothing left
but ash
crumbling into an old coffee mug.
I’ve lived wasted
another night,
the city still buzzing below,
unbothered,
as if it never noticed
I was here at all.
Insha Naqvi is a high school student at Delhi Public School, Noida. An aspiring lawyer with a keen interest in philosophy and literature, she is a voracious reader and an avid writer, constantly exploring new stories, perspectives, and debates.
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