Ashes to Ashes
written by: Aishwariya Laxmi
@aishwariya
The charred remains of my heart
Taste like the ashes
Off the tips of the cigarettes I used to smoke.
I quit smoking because after I met you,
I didn’t feel the need
To swallow my feelings whole and
Let them suffocate me in loneliness
You felt like a soul mate
I looked into your eyes
And felt a sense of peace
Your face was perfect
How then did you manage to rip through my life
Like a tornado
And leave me devastated and destroyed
Leaving someone else to pick up the pieces?
Aishwariya Laxmi is a writer, blogger, editor, and poet based in Chennai, India. Her flash fiction, poetry, and essays have been published in 36 anthologies worldwide.
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