You say
I reside
Deep in the sanctum
Of your heart
Like a reigning deity
The object of your utter devotion

I say
Please let me out
Of those confines
And show me
How you care
For I’m not made of stone or silver

I’m just a human, like you

Suma Jayachandar is a teacher from India. A lover of all things words, she took to writing in 2020. Since then she has been dabbling with different forms of writing, ticking the boxes off her bucket list.