In Light Blue

Anushruti Ram
Anushruti Ram fell in love with reading when she was young and eventually fell in love with writing too. She first started writing for reasons other than schoolwork in sixth grade by writing some fanfiction and starting a collaboration with friends. Her writing eventually progressed to the point where she won two essay contests (Baton Foundation Essay Contest 3rd place (2021), and Minoru Yasui Legacy Project Essay Competition 1st place Junior Division (2022)) for nonfiction informational writing. She prefers writing fiction, but hasn't entered any contests for writing fiction. She also likes drawing, working on animations, and playing the flute.

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Like a songbird with a broken wing

Who cannot fly but only sing

Like a songbird with a broken wing

Who cannot fly but only sing

Who sings in hope but stops in vain

For all that the songbird has known is pain

But when shadows creep through the night

The songbird is shown glowing starlight

Hope and love he once again sings for

The songbird knows he is alone no more


What is worth

If you don’t understand

How you are valued

If some say they hate 

And others say they love

How can you see the truth

If you ignore that

Both can coexist


Some people claim to know you best

Better than you know yourself

Yet you show them a single side

And simply hide all of the rest

They claim to know the the way you walk

The secrets behind the words you talk

The thoughts that flash behind your eyes

Yet every one of those is lies

To tell the truth or tell a lie

To walk through fires or sleep and cry

To fall in love and stay safe in pain

To forget and wait in vain

They claim to see the things you hide

The parts of you that don’t see light

The secret thoughts and drooping dreams

The water drops through wilting seams

When all breaks loose and you are out

They realize and start to doubt

They ask and ask about why you lied

But all your trust for them has died