KAASHVI SHAH

Dark blue all over, the sun is sinking,  I'm still holding on to the letters  Laced with strawberries.  Have you spent a moment reminiscing  Those half forgotten memories?  That dancing in the rain, an unrehearsed play,  Beauty oversnowed, your shirt under my coat,  Maladies unseen, a crown of sage leaves,  Candle inside a broken jar, comfort in a mundane car.  The dried roses turn black,  Too attached to throw them away; Summer storm: a tyranny time but we Never cared what they'd say.  Lovers' promises, sweetly chide,  Brief hours, poems filled with lies.  I was only an accessory to your crime.  Burning our memories by the fireplace,  Words turn to ashes but the hurt leaves a place; All causes shall give way: I am in blood Stepp'd in so far that, should I wade no more, Returning were as tedious as go o'er.

I  wish I was like the girls in the books, And maybe in a way I really am Because nothing seems to be going right lately,  And I guess life rarely ever does.  I am the girls at the start of the story: Where they are completely ordinary And have no idea of what lays ahead. I am Annabeth with her fire ambition, Beth playing her piano in solitude, Fallon on everyday except November 9th And Lily without her James. I am January with writer's block And Alice avoiding the rabbit hole, Jasmine with no flying carpet, And Jo making her own way in the world. I love iced coffee and fuzzy socks, Stories of adventures and crime mysteries. I am obsessed with romance Yet fine on my own. Too stubborn to fall for anyone, "Maybe I'm better off alone." I am in brutal reality; No stories of heroism to be told,  No tapes to tell tragic tales, More responsibilities to be had I am almost sixteen years old; Disillusioned with love, Disinterested in small talk And too focused on my goals To l...

The 70s time is known as old But that era was as precious as gold. The education system is now getting harder, A son for studies is tortured by his father. Nowadays, for small distances we use cars But in those days people walked  Distances which were far. In olden times, hundreds of people gathered For a moment of sorrow; But now even a son isn't there For a dead mother. Children used to play, be attentive and clean But now they just sit in front of their screen. So from our planet we have to remove All these bad things. Let's fly! The cage is open! And we have two wings! But some things are better than olden time Hey! I'm not talking about T.V, mobile and slime! People used to discriminate against girls and boys But now women are working hand-in-hand, Giving their best and being just as strong as men. But the issue is plastic in the seas, Electricity towers killing birds, Overpopulation leading to deforestation And global-warming taking over the world. So no God will take...