Life

I slit my wrist
“Your life isn’t yours to take” the world said
She took poison
“It only get better from here” the world said
He tied a noose 
“You’re a fighter, you can get through this” the world said
Me him and her lay quivering in bunkers holding on to our life that was supposedly to be the priceless possession of ours...only to meet with silence and screams. 
No one spoke about the value of life, 
No one promised a better tomorrow
And to think now, no one really wanted us to fight and get through...
cuz it’s easier to bury everyone than to answer anyone 
After all, our lives were never ours.

​- Maathavi -
Mullivaikkal Survivor