PHALGUNI G.

She could’ve lived
Escaping from the depths of hell

But she could’ve died
Of all the glory and the overflowing lies

Oh she could’ve drowned
In painful memories of her old house

And she could’ve ran
To her lover and his treacherous town

She wanted to stop
To grieve
To gather their ashes as she watched them burn

But she chose not to breathe
Held it together
Until the guilt inside consumed her

Until she was free
And then she became me