Faggot by Ashish Kumar Singh

The question I want to ask

is why the nature of love so hurtful?

Like too much candy in one’s stomach.

Like showing kindness to the boy

who once called you a name

you didn’t know the meaning of.

Like telling someone you like them

so much that it starts to hurt.

A burn right in the chest.

Like praying day and night

for a change but still

have to wake up with an e

r

e

c

t

i

o

n

pointing towards the dream of the boy

who knows too much words you don’t.

Like trying and trying and still

be that person everyone calls you to be.

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Ashish Kumar Singh (he/him) is a queer student at Lucknow Christian College pursuing Master’s in English Literature. Other than writing, he reads extensively. He lives in Lucknow, India but dreams of being in Italy. Instagram: ashish_the_reader Twitter: Ashish_stJude