I ran so far,

I forgot my way back home.

Roads disappeared.

Taken over by years of anger.

Trees that once shaded my footsteps

Were uprooted by unforgiving storms.

Birds that sung my arrival each time

Lost their voice.

I ran for so long,

I forgot I could stop on my own.

Sonal Vij

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