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| Snigdha Agrawal |
Why didn’t you bring her back?
She stood where the sand sighed,
small feet half-buried,
watching the waves
fold and unfold
their silver stories.
“Sea,” she whispered,
“You always come home.
You leave and return,
laughing against the rocks
Curling at my toes.
Yet, when it came to my mother
You failed to bring her back
From the ICU that night.
Shattering my trust.
“I wait.
My toes dug in the sand.
I don’t run.
I don’t laugh.
I don’t hear the seagulls.
I’m broken like the seashells.
Unseen. Hurting Bad”.
The sea hushed.
It's foam fingers
reaching out to soothe
her broken heart
unable to provide
any convincing answers
***
The ebb and flow
in the ebb and flow,
the child soon learned
how life would go
sameness…
receding, returning, unfailing
she watched from shore
day in, day out
its routines, never irked
preferred…
over their daily noisy fights
driving her insane.
Away from home
and
over time
she mastered the art
of blending in
with the wind and tide,
learning to love
her aloneness
more and more.
***
I deserve better
Sea,
you never stay.
You rush in,
Then pull away
just like them.
They said I was “lucky.”
A room, a bed,
a name that changes
like the tides.
I learn new skills
Adjust to their rhythms
and before I’m even settled
I’m packed off
To a new home
You crash,
you rise again.
I just drift
a small shell
the world forgot to keep.
Sea,
if you can choose
what you hold,
Then one day,
please choose me
Make me forever yours
***
Bio: Snigdha Agrawal was raised in a cosmopolitan environment. Both Eastern and Western cultural influences have shaped her writings. Educated at Loreto Institutions under the tutelage of Irish nuns, she developed a love for writing early in life.
A versatile writer, she explores a wide range of genres, including poetry, short stories, travelogues, and prose. She is the published author of five books, the latest being FRAGMENTS OF TIME, a collection of memoirs written in a clear, accessible style. The book is available worldwide on Amazon in all formats. She currently lives in Bangalore, India, where she continues to nurture her two lifelong passions: writing and travelling.
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