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I love myself now, because of you



I love myself now, because of you

I had you, then I lost you. But somewhere along the way I found me and you found you

I buried it whole, the hole you left in my heart

With a piece of my own, I have a lot to spare now

As I’m growing more,

More than my body, more than my soul

More than your love, more than my own

Still not enough to clear the dents,

I'll always pass down as my own

March sings, to march on

And I have kept my headphones on


That day, I gave myself away

But your bag was full

Your song had no verses left for me to sing on the tour

There were no reverses left in me, to go back to the shore

I had colored you golden, but you painted me blue

That December brought a wind, that I will forever rue


But I had sensed it all before

When you stared at me, a fool

I'd turn around, just to drool

I'd fake the narrow grins, but it was always skew

Not only I had gotten the start, but I fell too

As October brought a fall, I fell too


I don’t remember how long ago, when I unlaced my shoes

Maybe August it was, when I got drunk on you


Maybe 'may' be the moment, you fled to be my muse

No candles or shirts, not even you

But I saw your glimpse, because I was dying to


Maybe march brought me back to the alluring truth

I loved myself then, because of you


Ishaan Grover

Maharaja Surajmal Institute of Technology


Ishaan Grover is a poet/writer who tends to find a sense of beauty in everything. He has a hard time balancing this sense of optimism and rose tinted outlook towards things with his realistic and nihilistic approach towards life.



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