Cave-Dwelling Birds
written by: SmithaV
@SmithaVishwana4
You and I, lovers of solitude.
gratified in each other’s company,
You, doing your thing; me, doing mine
Finding the in-between, content with just being.
You and I, lovers of freedom.
Eager to spread our wings, fly to unknown lands,
build a nest on foreign trees.
Unwilling to be caged, protective of our own.
You and I, I have a word to describe us.
I, the talker; you, the listener.
You, the dreamer; I, the thinker.
I, cautious; you, the risk-taker.
You, who, say, I make you better
I, who, say, you make us better.
Us, we are ‘Cave-dwelling birds’
Finding our way through the darkness
Making our way to the light
in communion
hand-in-hand.
Smitha Vishwanath is a banker turned writer. She began her writing journey in 2016 through her blog. Thieving Magpies, Spillwords Press, Silverbirch Press, Borderless Journal, and Rebelle Society have published her poetry. In 2019, her poem, 'Omid' was nominated for Best of the Net and her poems, 'Do you have dreams?' and 'Forgotten' were given special mention in NaPoWriMo, 2021 and 2022, hosted by Maureen Thomson. In addition, she was awarded the Reuel International Prize for poetry by the online group TSL. In 2019, she co-authored a book of poetry, 'Roads- A journey with Verses', which received positive reviews. Smitha's writing is peppered with the lessons learned from the plethora of invaluable experiences that come from having lived in India, UAE and Iran, worked in a multi-cultural environment and travelled widely. She resides in Dhaka, Bangladesh, with her husband and two daughters. When she is not writing, you can find her painting, travelling, or sharing reviews of books she has read on Goodreads, Amazon, and her blog. Her debut novel 'Coming Home' was released on 24th March 2023 and is currently available through Amazon on Kindle and as paperback, in most countries.
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