"Sevgi" by Sarah Chaudhry
My love will be the shield for your worn eyes, and the flicker of my eyes are what will fuel your sword that you’ve set out to conquer the world with.
The hearts in my eye, the spark in my soul, the reason to unsheath my sword, the reason to bask in love and raving essence,
and when you blink, snared between the claws of life and death, I will be there to hold your hand as the blood gushes through your veins one last time.
The whisper of your voice will flood my heart and overcome my pulse to steady yours as we embrace under the ethereal moonlight.
Forever and always.
For we are a tribe,
A tribe that is always moving and learning, falling and rising, laughing and crying,
For that is our destiny.
And when the sun rises over our sins, we will bask in its glory.
The hearts in my eye, the spark in my soul, the reason to unsheath my sword, the reason to bask in love and raving essence,
and when you blink, snared between the claws of life and death, I will be there to hold your hand as the blood gushes through your veins one last time.
The whisper of your voice will flood my heart and overcome my pulse to steady yours as we embrace under the ethereal moonlight.
Forever and always.
For we are a tribe,
A tribe that is always moving and learning, falling and rising, laughing and crying,
For that is our destiny.
And when the sun rises over our sins, we will bask in its glory.
Sarah Chaudhry is a fifteen-year-old sophomore from New York.