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“They stared with asperity Yet kindness in hearts The eyes told stories That carried pain, so strong it turned wrinkles strong, the knuckles weak with agony, and the forehead perspire. Their minds were tired I told them I'm tired too, you know? I've tried... We've tried too...they say So we cry in silence Our hearts bond in the dark Yet a light bonds us From a source unknown From I do not know where But I bow in wonder We hold hands And smile, for the first time since years, This time I cry in jubilation They join, and we watch the stars in our dreams Constellations they form We fall asleep in wonder. - Inked Confessions: The Untold Psych Ward Letters” — Fathima Valliyangal
They stared with asperity
Yet kindness in hearts
The eyes told stories
That carried pain,
so strong it turned wrinkles strong,
the knuckles weak with agony,
and the forehead perspire.
Their minds were tired
I told them
I'm tired too, you know?
I've tried...
We've tried too...they say
So we cry in silence
Our hearts bond in the dark
Yet a light bonds us
From a source unknown
From I do not know where
But I bow in wonder
We hold hands
And smile,
for the first time since years,
This time I cry in jubilation
They join, and we watch the stars in our dreams
Constellations they form
We fall asleep in wonder.
- Inked Confessions: The Untold Psych Ward Letters