not easy to be a poet

a poem

Priyanka Srivastava
Nov 1 · 1 min read
Photo by Christopher Sardegna on Unsplash

It’s easy to write about happiness and the light
which warms my soul each morning.
It’s difficult to write about that darkness
which stirs me each night.

It’s easy to embrace that fragrance
which speaks to me.
Its difficult to walk away from those thoughts
which hold me.

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Priyanka Srivastava

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with too many things in my head i write to sort it all till the sky is empty and there’s no poetry

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