मर्यादा

And then the fear creeps in

Sending chills through spine

Making it curl and bend

Almost, turning me into a worm

Making me want to hide in a shell

That I do not have

I slither around

Helplessly, looking 

For that assurance

That confirms, you are ok

You will be ok

Because music still plays

But no

The fear 

Now making lumps in my throat

And then rolling right through my eyes

Staining my face in kohl

That I had carefully put into my eyes

Beholding the vast emptiness inside

The vast emptiness inside

As I apply, in my eyes

Covering those vast emptiness inside