In Search of a Queen, I Became the King

I created a palace for you in my heart,

You refused to be the queen, to play your part.

Where I grew immense love for you in depth,

But you rejected to be the one, on this earth.

I built my world around you in a glass,

But your absence broke it and didn’t last.

In the broken cracks my new hope began to shower,

I never knew my strength, that existed before.

I learned that love is more than one face,

It is the strength to stand firm to find my place.

You were not the sun that warmed my sky,

But I have become the light and learnt to fly.

The tears I cried, dried creating a new way,

Each drop a lesson and now sorrows are away.

I have grown in silence, where once there was pain,

I have found strength like the flowers after rain.

I am no longer bound to love that never was mine,

I’ve come to realize that I am the one who will shine.

Your memory though it was sweet, will slowly fade,

As I move forward, I'm no longer afraid.

The palace I built was not for you alone,

It is for my heart, and now I have grown within.

The queen I wanted was not you, but a king in me,

And in this self love, I’m setting myself free.

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By

Sanji-Paul Arvind

**Do not judge my life based on my poems; My Poems and my life are 2 different things.