Amisha’s poem explores the profound sorrow of losing a loved one, a fantasy shattered by the cruel reality of grief, exclusively for Different Truths.

My grief is this broken fantasy land.
Yes, there is an endless hole in my heart.
So what? I miss dancing in the air,
Living inside my fever dream, smiles forced down.
 
Each corner of my mind is no longer filled with art.
Instead, I view the world through my foggy lens.
The rain still falls through careless clouds.
The forest remains green and growing.
 
Love and relationships still linger,
But none compares to the love we shared.
Hearts still beat.
The glow, untouched, unbroken, and bright.
All dreams but ours come true in this biased realm.
How cruel. How unfair that…
Our laughs were boundless, but we weren’t.
And now only tears fall without end.
It all just seems wrong because you’re gone.
Where did the magic go?
 
But alas, we are all leaving somehow.
In love, in loss, into a fantasy vow.

Picture design by Anumita Roy

Amisha Parmar

Amisha Parmar is a senior at Travis High School who discovered her love for poetry at the age of nine. What began as a quiet outlet in the 5th grade quickly became a powerful way for her to process the world around her. Her work, exploring themes of identity, growth, and resilience, has been featured in several publications, including "Medium".

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