One day I am the adviser
The next day I am the intruder
It's like people are paying me
To entertain them like a joker

Not always you get the value you give,
For them your presence is just circumstantial
Neither they wanted or needed
You just happened to be there

For you, have always been the listener,
So every word uttered from your mouth
Goes unnoticeable, & sometimes thrown to the gutter,
The gutter where you find your old words decomposing

Back off to save yourself,
Because when you are being their shield
They are not willing to be yours
Apology is not there cup of tea, please let them be

Three words came at me,
Banging my door like crazy.

I open, and see,
'Hey. You. Free?'
Standing in desperation,
Questioning my availability.
Smelling like they skinny dipped
In a pool of alcohol & jealousy.

It's tiring being
The little one,
The sacrificing one,
The loving one,
The compromising one,
The caring one

Sorry I don't want to be any of these.
I am tired, and I want to leave.

My baggy eyes
My dark circles
Are unsettling for you,
But I am okay.

My belly tire
My non-existent thigh gap
Are unsettling for you,
But I am okay.

My firmless breast
My tanned skin
Are unsettling for you,
But I am okay.

Words..
Just a jumble of letters
Some make you happy
Some break your heart
Some bloom beautifully
Some get lost in the foliage

You lean to kiss her,
While I am still on your lips
You hold her in your arms,
While you tighten my fist

Words like honey,
Drizzled on the wall
I climbed my way up,
An ant following her path.

There is no aftermath
No happy ending to my story
The sorrow chose to be infinite
So here I write one more poetry

Laid my head beneath the sky,
Timid stars, looked so wry.
Asked, "Have you lost your bright light?"
Stars smirked, "You see dull 'cause your eyes fright!"

Showed my teeth, puffed up cheeks,
"See the smile? I'm not that weak!"
Stars mocked, "Fooled the world
Think you can fool me?"

Startled, distressed, I shouted
"What do you know about me!"
Stars smiled, "To be a star,
Had rough path, but never left glee.
Behold! what do you see?
Struggle? Or just sheer beauty?"

Suddenly, I was seeping in ground
Those heavy words dragged me down,
I lost my groove, as I struggled to bound
While the stars looked bigger in their glinting crowns.

Reluctant, I asked, "Is sadness all I've got?
Am I just like a desert's drought?"

Stars empathised, "Alas! You don't know what you are,
Pull yourself from isolation's tar,
& leave the lonesome den afar,
For you can shine brighter than a star."