Heaviest Thing in the Universe

I carried the heaviest thing

on this planet;

It slithers on my chest

and my whole body for a moment

then lies on the roots of my

red heart.

I start a conversation with that.

we talk about the last breathe

of a green tree,

and blood shredded body

of a thirteen-year-old girl

buried underneath the tree.

we discussed 

why that little pink angel is

sleeping under the tree.

At the end of the conversation,

my darkest shadow left the tree.

Now,

the weight of the thing

gets reduced.

when I realize the name of

the thing is 'tears'

My physique transforms from a dark wild animal

into 

a winged pale yellow butterfly.

(c) Rajesh Vairapandian 2021