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 an author, poet, essayist, and flash fiction writer based in Chennai, India. Her debut book ‘Birds of Paradise: Poems on Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness’ was released on Amazon USA in November 2024. Her work features in 44 anthologies worldwide.
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