face

hey ,

paint my face 

on your walls then

notice how my cheeks

crack when rivulets 

descend deliberately 

but lost to view as 

they reach upto 

my brown lips. 

hey,

look how my eyes

refused to blink 

just once, starring 

you and your eyes,

they carry stories of 

my nights when i 

switched from my bed

to sleep on cold white

floor as my hands were

a pinch away to reach 

and cradle on the ceiling fan. 

hey,

trace the worry lines 

of my forehead, once

written by humble hands 

but now bowlderized my

words , wisdom and wealth,

i was trash for some , 

but he called me treasure,

i hid in shame, grief, rags,

but he showed my radiance.

hey,

who told you i was okay,

i looked grey in the night

and just pale in the day,

blood flew down my

nostrils when i inhaled

airs polluted by your

words, maims and blames,

this blood reddend my teeth

as if i had bitten the last flesh 

of your clean and clever heart.

hey ,

please paint my face 

on your walls .

- chetna 🌻