Layers over anotherLike an onionYou peel the skinTo find another belowSo many facesSo many liesOne over anotherLie upon lieNever the sameAlways a-changingColor upon colorDie over dieSo to match myselfWith everyone elseI cover myselfLayer over layerTill I find myselfSmothered, beyond recognitionTill I can't make outWhat is me and what is rotI want to peel offBut the layers, they cling onBits n piecesThat make me, meI take off the layersThe bits n pieces tooAnd nothing remainsNot even meBut something remainssomething like me...
Pallavi.... This one is beautiful. To all those who want to belong. To the me who once wanted to too
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Layers over another
Like an onion
You peel the skin
To find another below
So many faces
So many lies
One over another
Lie upon lie
Never the same
Always a-changing
Color upon color
Die over die
So to match myself
With everyone else
I cover myself
Layer over layer
Till I find myself
Smothered, beyond recognition
Till I can't make out
What is me and what is rot
I want to peel off
But the layers, they cling on
Bits n pieces
That make me, me
I take off the layers
The bits n pieces too
And nothing remains
Not even me
But something remains
something like me...
Pallavi.... This one is beautiful. To all those who want to belong. To the me who once wanted to too
Post a Comment