This is the same sky
That taunted me when I had to run
And hide inside four walls
At unfortunate 10:30
This is the same sky
That scared me when I looked up
And saw constellations
Scattered and free
But, something is different tonight
I am free
I can lie down and look up at it
Even after the clock strikes 10:30
My life is no longer a Cinderella story
I don’t have to run away again
And leave behind a token of my freedom
But fairy tales don’t exist, do they?
Will mine end soon too?
Vartika Tickoo is a third semester student at Hidayatullah National Law University.
Featured image credit: Naini Swami is a student at Hidayatullah National Law University.