KAASHVI SHAH

I know life gets difficult  When there's nothing to hold on to. You rescue yourself every night, But no one has a clue. Darling, you weren't made  From a broken mold, You're still a masterpiece  Though they tore it all up. And if you ceased to exist?  Oh! The world would notice The mess that would make, The hearts that would break; So just stay.  Stay for the bad days: A surprise test, a delayed flight,  A rude customer or a torn kite It's gonna be okay.  Stay for the great ones!  A tour to Hogsmeade,  Falling asleep under Northern lights,  Sitting on top of the Eiffel Tower  Or road trips at midnight.  Besides, stay for the little things: Cuz you wanna hear your favourite song Just one last time, And pose in a picture  With the peace sign. Oh! Wonder how miserably Your dog would miss you if you leave; And don't you agree the moon  Is too pretty never to be seen?  Wait, you haven't watched the next season Of your...

I saw people dying in the war,  Heard bullets and explosions.  I saw everything bombarding And felt my loved ones leave.  Trembling with fear; I hid under my bed And there I lay wailing in pain:  When suddenly I heard a child screaming From somewhere above the bed.  Unaware of what lay ahead,  She was calling out to her mother Saying there was a monster under her bed; They say "If we are true to ourselves, We cannot be false to anyone else."  But would I tell that to my younger self?