Entwined | Astha Basak

A journey about love and loss, here is a poetry piece closest to my heart:

Entwined in our bittersweet story

Is a ray of hope.

Hope that we tangle,

Not by hatred but by love.

By the fraction of moments when we smiled together.

Smiled 'cause of each other.

Entwined in our bittersweet story

Is a finicky mind.

Mind that's indecisive.

Indecisive 'bout whether to stay or to let go.

Entwined in our bittersweet story

Is a myriad obsession.

Obsession that hurts.

Hurts hurts hurts.

Entwined in our bittersweet story

Is a lie.

Lie that is profound.

Profound way more than the truth.

Entwined in our bittersweet story

Is you and i.

You and I burning in the sands of time.

Time that deepens the scar.

Entwined in our bittersweet story

Is me.

Me who wants to keep us alive.

Entwined in our bittersweet story is... my heart that doesn't want this to die.