Blessings

When it feels as if you are drowning A log appears to keep you afloat When lost in the darkness A ray of sunshine makes its way To illuminate the path you are meant to take Blessings in life Show up in most unexpected ways © Sakshi Gangwani

Your essence

The essence of poetry is inThe emotion it emanatesBut in adornment and ostentationSometimes the essence gets dilutedLeaving behind a bunch of wordsWhile the soul awaits For emotions to lay bare © Sakshi Gangwani

The Walls

To be able to unleashVulnerability of a heartOne needs a safety netA space where it is held in love and lightA place where faith surpassesLogic and rationalityBut more often than notReality supersedes possibilities And heart settles behindThick walls © Sakshi Gangwani

Paddling

A few movements are madeAway from the eyes of the worldIf progress is not visibleThat doesn’t mean A person is stoicA few leaps are taken Behind the scenesBefore the masterpiece Is revealed Paddling of the duck underwaterIs often not seenFor it’s masked byFloating calmly on the surface © Sakshi Gangwani

Assumptions

Absence of communication Leaves an open field For the Horses of assumption To run wild © Sakshi Gangwani

Upward Spiral

Relationships don’t break with a snapIt’s one string at a timeThat weakens the threadWhich once bound two people togetherBut one doesn’t realiseThe impact ofWords not keptUntil it’s too lateAnd even thoughThere are days When the heart feels The darkness would never endBut one fine dayFrom nowhereThe soul finds Its path to liberationUpward in the spiralIs

Toxicity

The thing about toxicity is that it can not be generalized. It’s not always that people are toxic, sometimes the equation two people share becomes toxic. The only thing that can save one’s soul in times like these is distance. © Sakshi Gangwani

Rediscover

Love is not about losing yourselvesIn the processIt’s about discovering parts of youYou weren’t even aware exist © Sakshi Gangwani

Self Compassion

Empathy I believe Is my greatest strengthBut also my biggest weaknessFor I often look at situationsFrom a hawks eye viewStepping down from The pyramid of prideAnd stepping into other person’s shoeOverlooking the fact thatTheir should be lines drawn For when I get consumed byFitting in their shoesMy own don’t fit me anymoreSo another lesson of

Communication

Communication they say is The key But how to unlock the box Which holds that key Is a mystery © Sakshi Gangwani