Lone

She ran away from her troubles
By shutting everything away-
Including her mind-
Including her heart.

Like a show that's muted
Everything happened in front of her
But hearing no sound
It all felt so unreal.

It was a temporary escape-
Anaesthesia that'd soon wear off.
It was a good, long dream
But she was bound to wake up.

In one snap of a finger,
Her fantasy collapsed-
Her fake world crashed-
And her reality dawned on her:

She was alone.
She had no one to embrace her
When she struggled to pull herself together.

-Khushi Kaul