To Women who Seek

October 25, 2025

If love must be begged for
Or asked for
it morphs…
And doesn’t remain love.
Take the shedding scales
from your skin
the wounds in your heart
And, build around them
a garden of roses
an altar of gems
for, they’re precious.
The knowing,
like lighting on an ink blue sky
is a gift.
Or, didn’t you know?
Shed the seeking awhile
And rest..a day, a week, a month
many months
A year…many years.
To let what you’re seeking, find you.

Gargi Guha

Gargi Guha is a writer based in Goa and contributes to various publications. An ex-hotelier, with two decades of experience heading Marketing and Communications at global, luxury hotel brands, she writes on food, travel and lifestyle. Gargi is a published author and her book of poems, When Wish is a Wildflower is available on Amazon.

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