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Rotten love By Vandana Chauhan



The love I carry for you
I have carried it for almost decades now
I have spent more time without you
than I have spent with you
The love hasn't died,
but it has been ruined.
It smells like rotten meat,
And because I carry it,
I have begun to smell like it.
I carry it with me everywhere I go.
I am not scared of it, but everyone else is.
it's as much a part of me as much you are.
Do we ever treat our loved ones with rotten food ? Do we?
No matter what I do, It will smell, It will smell.
No matter what I do, It will smell, It will smell
I will never be able to serve it to anyone
Though rotten it's pure. I promise it's just like how you gave it to me.
I treasure it everyday, everyday.
the same way Mary carried Percy's heart
will i be able to carry it for 30 long years.
who knows, maybe the day we will meet
I will serve it to you because you left me with it
I will serve it to you because you... you... you... you left me with it.

Vandana Chauhan
Kamala Nehru College
University of Delhi

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rakshitasanan092003
26 ago 2022

Beautiful

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cvandana2219
26 ago 2022
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Thankyou Rakshita!!

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