She is a whale swimming away from her habitat, finding a new rest place
The crumpled paper scrunched in her hand, treasured more than family
The birth certificate spoke to her, pulled her in further
She belonged here, in this place
Her mysterious voice didn’t sound the same
Our music playing in the background wasn’t familiar to her ears
Her body did not move to the beat anymore
The usual smell of naan didn’t bring her to me
The brown pastry filled with meat replaced the welcoming yellow curry
The exciting pops in her mouth no longer excited her
She was the braised chicken in her bowl, flapping away
Her eyes darker than dirt no longer shone brightly
She was like the man with the red cape, flying away quicker everyday
Some days near and some days far
Where are you?