poetry by ruchi acharya

I SEE HER IN MY DREAMS

Those flowers at my mother’s  burial have all died, long before I realized that I was wearing a mask to keep up with the lies.

I thought I heard a horse whicker deep inside my bones. I painted a portrait of my mother. Now a woman of my dream. She asks me, Where do you belong? Who do you want to be?

Are you burning snow? or are you cooling fire? Are you a flying dolphin? or are you a swimming lion?

I was audacious to run away from home. I left everything behind  to fulfill my soul. I set myself free and uncaged the thoughts I held, for I was just a floating lily in the green pond of a big world.

The sky dazzles like golden sand I fill my life with colors. I never knew who my mother was but now I know what it feels like to be one.

Ruchi Acharya is a Business Analyst by profession. She is the founder of an international writing community popularly known as Wingless Dreamer. She is an Oxford University summer graduate in English Literature. Her poem, “Long Distant Call” was the winner of the 4th Issue in the featuring Contest of Poetryworld.org. Also, she has been a contributor to multiple writing platforms such as The Pangolin Review (Mauritius), Fairytalez.com (Denmark), Overachiever magazine (China), Rigorous Magazine (USA), Detester magazine (USA), Loose Tooth Magazine (USA), Afropuffchronicles (Africa), Rhodora (India), and Poetrychoice (India) among others. Her literary works include poetry, love stories, and motivational quotes. She has a deep interest in Victorian Literature. She has never eaten a dragonfruit. Website: https://www.ruchiacharya.com/