I Found You and Became Me

Moonmoon Chowdhury

I was merely the sum-total of my breaths,

A traveler without a destination,

A flower unfamiliar with its fragrance,

A moon without roots and soil, 

Before I met you.


You unearthed the Spring in my petals,

You spotted the frolicking fireflies

In my overcast sky,

You scoured the crusts of snow

Slumbering on my windows,

I saw my rainbow wings, for the very first time.

Moonmoon Chowdhury  is an Indian poet currently based in the Netherlands. Her work has previously appeared or is forthcoming in Borderless Journal, Tell Me Your Story, A second cup of tea by The Hive publishers, The Pine Cone Review, Sylvia magazine, Sonic Boom Journal, Amethyst Review, Last Leaves, Sixpence Society Literary Journal, Hot Pot Magazine, Tap into Poetry, and elsewhere.