It feels good
To finally let out all
The hidden unspoken words.
All the agony, melancholy, fear,
Trauma.
I feel free like a caged bird getting
Freedom after long.
I want to sing,
I finally broke free!
Free from all the cloaked figures.

Gave an ultimatum to the demons of
Depression, anxiety and ptsd to put on
Their best fight,
I'm no longer afraid.
I'm a fighter, a soldier;
And I don't give up.
Even if it means that I'll have to fight
To repair my wings.

It seems like I have won,
They're fading out.
The seas are leaving and the sky is
Getting brighter.

I am in the process of cleansing :
Cleansing my soul with waters of
Firmament; of worship.
Cleansing my mind by breaking old
Patterns and building new ones.
Cleansing my heart by letting all of
The hurt out, letting it heal.
I feel genuine joy.
For once in a lifetime,
I feel real and raw; I feel the versions
Of what I can be.
And now nothing will stop me from
Achieving my potential and touching the sky.

(Revised & edited
31.5.20)

-Ridhima Joshi