Devika Hazra

What would I be if I hadn’t been hurt? 
What would I be without the scars?
Would I ever know the truth?
Would I realize —
How the shadow gives meaning to light.
If the storm hadn’t blown,
Would I cherish the calm?
If I hadn’t been empty,
Would I know the space within my heart?
If I were unbroken,
Would I know how to love?
Would I be real if I hadn’t been hurt?

– d.h.