Maisha Nazifa Kamal

Under the neon city lights I stand, Among the mass of people who never notice me.

Don't get me wrong. I'm sure you've never had any embarrassing experiences in your life, especially in school. I mean school is the most neutral, peaceful, and safe place in the world. So why would you ever have to go through humiliating situations there, right?

The wind will never whisper some stories, The stones will rather quietly bury them,

She rolls the dice and it's a seven, In a game of chess, like an ace of spade. She counts all the daggers you throw at her, And repays them with a dazzling smile and fresh blood.

It may be a cryptic remark, an unfinished story, Or a deathly poison disguised as a melody.