It has something in store for me

I realise

When it holds me, rocks me back and forth

I fail to comprehend how fast the time goes by

While it sings me a lullaby

The tale feels so real

It could be happening to me

But at the same time

It feels mythical and dreamy

The tale takes me through vast experiences

Making me live through what seems like a few eternities

Pausing at life’s cul-de-sacs

But taking the turn to prove that

Some infinities are bigger than other infinities

As we wander through the boundless odysseys

It holds me close

As the incredibility of the tale gets to me

Giving me a dose

Of emotions I didn’t know I was capable of feeling

Including sonder, call of void, senses of hiraeth as well as glee

As the tale continues

It caresses my face

And before I even knew it

I grew attached to this phase

To anything, anyone, everything and everyone

And as I get lost in the extraordinariness of this majestic story

I turn around to see if anything’s left behind- none

As I weave my way through the tale

I turn around to look for it

But there’s no trail

Of her, who’s responsible for half of who I am now

I’m confused, and left behind in the tale

Not knowing where to look, so I lower my head down

Out of the corner of my eye, I see

A figure approaching me

It looks nothing like it

Who was here before for me

But suddenly, somewhere, a candle lit

This figure, whom I’d like to call my new ‘it’

Sits and picks me up

And starts rocking me back and forth

Continuing the tale where it left off

And I slowly realise

That this would be my ‘it’ for a good while

I melt into its embrace

Two of us, holding each other tight

-Advika