Himangi Nair (Colours of Love and Barriers)

Himangi Nair

Himangi Nair 18, is a budding poet and writer. A romantic at heart, she is an avid reader and cannot perform a single chore without a pair of headphones. She draws inspiration from everything she reads, but some of her favorite poets include Emily Dickinson, Adrienne Rich and Allen Ginsberg. She loves writing about themes close to her heart like love, nature, feminism and art itself.

Our type of Love

Dad says my type of love isn’t innocent;

it must breathe only into darkest parts of nights,

exist only beneath the farthest possible from skies

he says it’s the price you pay for being different

Mom prays for my love doesn’t make sense

her heart and head still have bitter, sore fights

she’s afraid of her young girl looking in her eyes;

having a personal opinion of hatred isn’t an offence

One Day, I’ll tell them about our love true

how, when our lips meet,

stars align by the moon

-how every time the sun flees to sea,

you’ll have me, and I’ll have you.

One Day, it won’t all be just a dream.

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Colours of Love :: Setu, July 2022