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I LET HER CRY

Ayushman Jamwal·April 24, 2020

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I LET HER CRY

written by: Ayushman Jamwal

@Jamwalthefirst

She ponders looking far away,
Only memory on her face,
Innocent sight without any light,
I don’t ask why,
I let her cry.

Warm tears flow down my shoulder,
Strange comfort as the air grows colder,
Only hurt in her deep green eyes,
I don’t ask why,
I let her cry.

No more hiding in the rain,
All her sorrow just laid bare,
No shelter from my words,
I don’t ask why,
I let her cry.

Can she hear me in the silence?
I hold her in this fleeting island,
The heavens pour a heavy goodbye,
I don’t ask why,
I let her cry.

Even when she’s just a thought,
All the love seems long gone,
As the seasons pass me by,
I’ll always remember,
When I let her cry.

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Ayushman Jamwal

Ayushman Jamwal is a journalist based in New Delhi. He is a Senior News Editor at CNN-News18. Ayushman is a graduate of the Cardiff School of Journalism, United Kingdom and started writing poetry when he was a student at the Doon School in Dehradun. He lives with his parents, younger brother, grandmother and dog Leo.

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