(Poem) Self

Drowning in this dark abyss

My body became numb

Silence piercing through my ears

Got nothing to hold on

The sound of hope

Comes rushing in

The darkness fades

Away bit by bit

Two arms holding me still

The darkness still lingers

But your tight embrace

Pushes it way further

Now I can see you

Standing, breathing hard

Face smeared with tears

Looking right at the mirror.

By Rubaba Sarwar