khamoshi ki awaaz

i believe in silence
when someone tells you they love you.
i believe in ignoring authority
when someone you love bestows cruelty.
i believe in destroying evidence
of a lover's marks on your willing body.
i believe in cursing
when your hot hands touch me.

i believe in faith that transcends the people i love,
i believe in showing kindness to those
who put me on pedestals,
i believe that the only way to prove your love
is to never say the words out loud.

i stood before you today, a fighter,
ready to face your accusing eyes.
little did i know
that you would send a colossal army of weapons
to fight against one lonely woman's heart.