TWO

-Aakriti Thatal

Two lives I have.

One.

The tearing and dreading turmoil 

Of who scores more and how much 

Have I improved since the last time.

A state of conquest and competition. 

A state of superiority and also 

Complexes.

The Other.

The one with You.

There is equity and unison. 

There is tranquility over conquest and contentment over competition.

There is serenity and uniqueness in being two as one.

There is merriment and joy in being together.

There do I live.

And how I wished I could live there, that life, Forever. 

(If, Forever, exists.)