Audacity

By Ishani Khanna

Unhinged

I was in love, but with a woman

And I never understood how that wasn't human.

So I slogged through life, without acceptance,

With pinpricks of tears and the feeling of ineptness.

I tried to tell her I was in love

But she dismissed me in reciprocation

And Called me an abomination.

So I walked away with my baggage of insecurities;

Anxiety, my friend, decided not to leave me.

I felt like I was a deformed creature

So I tried to reform,

I didn't want to be a breacher

Of the society, of the family, I was done being the dark horse

What had I even done wrong? I was just in love Then why did she hate

me? Why did they hate me?

I never understood.

Confusion, grief, anger

Took minutes to turn themselves on me.

Self hatred, my friend, also became a part of me.

So I walked away as far as I could, withdrawing my emotions.

And here I stand unhinged, and maybe a little broken.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FFTBXRW1
• ISBN13: 9798899845550
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: Notion Press
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.0" x 8.0"