By Maithree Venkatesan
Sometimes, I feel like a goldfish.
Watching the sun rays race through the illusioned glass,
To shimmer like the love I desired.
Swimming around in a pool of necessity,
I am confined by walls of unrequited sight,
As the world watches me watch them.
Sometimes, I feel like a goldfish,
Stuck in a solitary bowl, void of echoes.
'Build bridges, not walls', they all told me,
But my bridges had been burned down a time too many.
And so I chose to put up these walls instead.
My teary eyed reflection hears,
But walls seldom listen.
She's my sole companion,
A figment of the other half I so desire,
My necessity.
Sometimes, I feel like a goldfish.
And so, I brought one home today.
The world would have two less lonely hearts.
A beautiful flow with such a catch in its ending. Wonderful!
What a beautiful comparison! The image used is also apt for the poem. Keep up the good work. ☺
This is a beautiful poem with so much depth to it. Brilliant work! ?
“To shimmer like the love I desired”
It’s very well written.
Kudos to you for this nuanced piece.