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you, as the seasons change
Arushi (Aera) Rege
you, as the seasons change / you, as time moves on / tell me that our time is forever, darling / tell me that we are forever / tell me that you would look death in the eye / tell me that you will never leave / once, i told you i loved you / tell me you feel the same / tell me that loving you was a gamble / time tossed around like poker chips / our death the grand reward / tell me that you could cheat the house / wrong again, my love / the house always wins / you, once again / you, as the memories fade / you, as the seasons change / tell me, my dear / what does it mean to be human / what is humanity / is it love or loss / do we truly know anything other than love and loss / which do you know more intimately / do you familiarize yourself with grief / loss after loss after loss / what does it mean to love then / tell me, my dear / what do we have left / after love and loss leave us / what are we, truly / i once saw you in a dream / immortalized in my thoughts / and you said that i had changed / and darling, what is life / if not change / you, as the seasons change / you, as a constant in my life / misery after misery after misery / tell me darling / do we truly have time left / will time wait for us / are we truly human if we do not die / or if we do not live / or if we do not love / tell me, my darling / tell me you miss me / tell me more / tell me again / you, once again / you, as the seasons change
About the Author
Arushi (Aera) Rege is a queer, Indian-American poet who simultaneously attends junior year in high school. In their free time, they can be found drinking coffee, stressing over college, and attempting to be a normal teenager. They tweet occasionally @academic_core and face the perils of instagram @aeranem_26. Their works have been published in Stone of Madness Press, Full House Literary Magazine, The Afterpast Review, and more.
