Sakshi Vashist  
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Follow my writing, musings, thoughts, travel and impromptu poems here and on Instagram!
Joined 6 September 2016


Follow my writing, musings, thoughts, travel and impromptu poems here and on Instagram!
Joined 6 September 2016
28 FEB 2023 AT 6:14

We often forget we're not unique
What we're going through
Has happened to someone else before
And possibly someone is
Going through it right now
So share your story
There's strength in sharing,
In offering your story to thousands
Before it reaches the one
Who needed to hear it

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28 FEB 2023 AT 6:12

You block things out
And yet wonder
Why is your head a mess?

Let things pass
Let them get processed
Let them seep in
So they can drip out


On processing

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17 FEB 2023 AT 2:33

Let me start by telling you
I'm a Scorpio
A die hard loyalist
Take your secrets to my grave
And burn with envy kinda Scorpio

So if I'm batting my eyes
And you see my heart racing,
That's just me
Feeling the horny Scorpio's blood
Run in my veins

But it's not you
It never was, it never will be
I paused on you for a second, alright
But I've moved on from you
With my Scorpio's pride

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17 FEB 2023 AT 2:04

No-one knows your inner thoughts, your struggles and the debates
No-one knows how you wake up in the morning, when all night you've been digging your grave

No-one can come close to feelings all the things you do,
No one can process all the the ifs and buts, even if they wanted to

Then why do you undermine your courage, c'mon pick up your arms,
This circus is called life and we've all come here to perform!

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17 FEB 2023 AT 1:57

I was relieved to find out I was not unique
I was crumbling under the pressure
Of feeling special
Of always having to perform
To keep you entertained
To keep you interested
To keep the eyes on me

Now that I've aged
I'm relieved no one looks at me anymore
I don't have to keep up with standards
That I set in my youth
Or someone else set for me
I don't have to condense my character
To fit in the mould of "specially made"

No, I'm not special
I'm just another girl
Who threw away the tags
The accolades, the prizes
Of being "not the usual girl"
And happily grew up to be
Just another woman.

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14 DEC 2022 AT 20:45

The sun seems to be in a hurry these days
Rises late but goes back to darkness too soon
Maybe it wants to rush to the summer, like me
Or maybe it has a lover waiting, like you

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8 DEC 2022 AT 4:48

It's weird missing a city
You've never really lived in
You went as a tourist
For memories and souvenirs
And before you know it
It becomes a ritual for years
Come every winter
A bag would be packed
For a Quaint land of colours
Of dunes and desert
And music and kachori
Of forts and palaces
And part of your ancestry
It's weird missing a city
You don't know well enough
Only that you miss it
Like someone you once loved

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6 DEC 2022 AT 4:33

Getting to know you
Is the hardest thing I've had to do
Because it's only after falling in love
Did I begin to peel the onion
And the layers didn't just appear
I had to shed tears
Draw knives, swim underwater
For the real you
To start coming through
And even though the movie of your life
Began much before me
I only got glimpses and trailers
In the name of story
And I spent years to bridge the gap
But you had gone too far along, perhaps
So this, here
Is where my character begs your pardon
Let me go, it's time for my departure
This story was never mine to know
Only pieces to love and behold

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1 DEC 2022 AT 9:18

Living my best life
Yes, I chose it
Yes, I earned every glory and tear on the way
Yes, I broke down many a times
Yes, I always let it have its say
Living my best life
Yes, it's not the best version
Yes, it's nowhere closer to the dream
Yes, I had my fears, falls and setbacks
Yes, watch me celebrate the wins
Living my best life
Yes, I lost a lot of people along the way
Yes, it still has some chosen few close
Yes, I have some regrets
Yes, I move on and let go

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1 DEC 2022 AT 9:12

You got me some warm sunlight
Some thunder, snow and rain
Some gorgeous sunrises
And some nights wincing in pain
.
You came like a warm hug
From people I love and celebrate
You came like a loud Birthday bash
With balloons, chocolates and cake
.
You sent some winds my way
Alas! I had a great fall
But nothing you thought I couldn't take
You made me smile all along!
.
You changed colors everyday
And showed me how to shed my layers
Time to say goodbye, November
Now that the winters are officially here!

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