Happier Things

I want to write about happier things
Describe the first light of the sun
Form a smile when it’s all done
I want to write about a happier me
But life can’t take its hands off my throat
I’m gasping for air
All my smiles got drowned.

I look at the mirror and see the reflection of a ghost
A little girl begging me not to leave
With all the smiles she has in her hands, waiting to give them to me
But I got to go the other way
Too much time has passed
The coffee has gone cold
There are no happy things to write about....

-Khushi Kaul