Socially Distanced - Sri Nath Kurup
Hey! My name is Sri Nath Kurup, and I am a rising Sophomore from Spring Valley, New York, with a major in Political Science, intended concentration in Criminal Law, and intended minor in Philosophy and Law. I am a huge fan of storytelling, and from poetry to creative writing, to Dungeons & Dragons, you can catch me writing and narrating. On campus, I’m a member of Phenomenal Voices, Mock Trial, and of course ARCH! In my free time, I’m reading where it’s sunny under a pretty little tree, or chatting with friends while watching a show. I am inspired to write by the belief that every story holds a world of experience. By sharing them we move these worlds into reality, reflecting the parallels of our own lives and helping people who need to see themselves through such an auspice, not a mirror.
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When the sun kisses the earth
And lies down to sleep
There’s no fire and hearth
And the critters do creep
But the light didn’t shine
When the day was still young
And there was no time
Or breath in my lungs
There was nothing planned
Lethargy took away the weeks
Time slipped away like sand
Or the dripping of a leak
And time seemed to be
The one who tucked me in
As the last thing I’d see
Is how long it’s been
Wondering when I last saw someone
Not just thinking of the drifting past
Letting all my growth come undone
And staring at skies so overcast
My voice has fell silent
My chords atrophied
The voice inside strident
My whispers a plead
The quiet speaks back
As I talk to the dark
The audience I lack
Their silhouettes stark
And surrounded by the hounds of hell
These silent shadows so bright and loud
The ringing in my head does swell
And I give in to the growing crowd
The silence is not my friend
I wish not to speak to myself alone
And every tik feels like the end
And every tok a jarring groan
I look past my weariness and fight and fight
I battle until the dawn breaks and the sun arrives
I clash with the emptiness all through the night
And today I will not survive, I will thrive