TW: Sexual Harassment, Abuse
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ISSUE 3
You
Abha Kochhar

I write this poem to you.
You and your hard to pen down physique,
And a personality that requires words beyond my comprehension.
Maybe you exceed 10th-grade literature and I need to expand my capabilities to fit you.
I write this poem to you
Pacing across my room, crumbling papers filled with self-critique.
Lying awake at night, crossing out tasteless adjectives and metaphors.
Maybe words are incapable to describe the literary mystery that is you.
Or maybe I just can’t handle the truth.
I still wrote this poem to you.
Or at least I tried to
Oxford dictionary surrendered its weapons in front of you.
But at last, this poem is done and you can know you are better than everyone.
I hope you're happy because alas, this poem is not about me, but you.