11 January 2026

Cursed to Endure

I remember counting 
the last pages and
closing the book. 

I remember very well,
how the story had a 
dramatic end-

Death, justice 
and redemption.

Yet there is a sunrise 
on the horizon. 
The birds seem to be 
chirping again. 

Flowers blooming
and fresh paint like
hope smearing itself 
on the canvas..
For what? I don't know. 

The redacted memories 
keep resurfacing. 
The healed wounds 
keep finding new openings. 

The closure I wanted 
edges itself into a 
continuation and the water 
I drank out of thirst 
reinforces it again. 

Caught between a wanting 
and a desire unfulfilled. 
I stare at the ceiling
beseeching the end this 
for once- 

And for a moment, 
image of Ashwatthama 
flashes before my eyes. 
And I understand how-
 
Some stories are beyond 
Beginning or an end-
You just have to endure.