Fear As I See It – Delhi Poetry Slam

Fear As I See It

By Ananya Sarkar

A crumpled ball of paper
That I clutch in my hand
Squeezing from time to time
Till my hand turns clammy
And I no longer want to hold it
This crumpled ball of fear.
So I spread it out on the table
Ease across the creases
Draw a heart on it
Then float it in the air.

I watch my fear float
No longer hard
No longer a ball
But just a paper touched by love
Now light as a feather…


2 comments

  • This poem beautifully expressed the need to let go of fear rather than holding on to it, I could totally resonate with this!

    Surela Chakraborty
  • Wonderful piece of work !!

    Arijit Sarkar

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