Nida Khan Writes

 

 

It’s been a while since you

Felt much. Laughed much. Cried much.

It’s been a while since you

Cared enough. Hugged enough. Understood enough.

It’s been a while since you

Jumped up. Aimed up. Flew up.

It’s been a while since you

Prayed some. Gave some. Took some.

It’s been a while since you

Stumbled across. Dashed across. Slithered across.

It’s been a while since you

Dropped all. Hated all. Forgot all.

It’s been a while since you

Stood straight. Thought straight. Looked straight.

It’s been a while since you

Made sense. Wrote sense. Ate sense.

It’s been a while since you

Dreamed big. Imagined big. Hoped big.

It’s been a while since you

Broke standards. Upheld standards. Ignored standards.

It’s a while since you

Kept it simple. Absorbed it simple. Smelled it simple.

It’s been a while since you did anything.

But in that nothing you did everything.

It’s been a while since you lived like that

But what’s the point if all you lived is that

It’s been a while.

It’s been a while.