The Heart Still Beats

Slow and stable

Turns to fast and chaotic

Yes, the heart still beats.

Seems like just yesterday,

New adolescents

Devilish, innocence-less minds,

We held each other.

We knew nothing of love,

Not at all like we boasted

All we knew was that it felt good,

To be known, to be noticed.

That wasn’t love,

But so, we called it

Now I look back,

And laugh at myself.

Time gradually tore us apart,

From fake lovers to dumb friends

Friends, we called it,

Though, there was more to it.

Its strange how you need something,

Only when it’s gone

And it’s stupid how you can kill for it,

Even when it’s wrong.

We came together once again,

Scared to give it a name this time

Never letting an outsider in,

Blocking all the air away.

Eventually, we wanted more,

More than we gave away

So, we started looking for attention,

Outside our little bubble.

We cursed, we were hurt,

But god, we were devilish

Our power was the pain,

We put each other through.

And at the beginning of the end,

We started realizing

Time has at last taken its toll

Down and down, from the great heights we roll.

It’s just been barely a month,

Since we decided to walk away

And I have never felt more peaceful

In the process of losing something.

From fast and chaotic,

Its slow and stable again

And yes, the heart still beats!

-by Tanya Rana