Away from the City & Home
by Ayesha Aggarwal
If I could drive a thousand miles
away from the city and home
I’d reach a place where the starry sky
is not veiled by a staged glow
I’d sleep under the heavenly blanket
with the soft grass under my head
and wake with the chirpin’ birds
and the morning dew on my hands
away from the city and home
a place where I can finally breathe
and heave a sigh of relief
the horns no longer bleed my ears
nor do the people make me groan
out here away from the city and home
is a place where I can finally be on my own.
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About The Poet:
Ayesha is an incurable bibliophile whose tryst with the written world began in her childhood. For her, writing is a retreat, a solace from the mundane world. She strives to revive English language back to its old glory.