Nupur Chaturvedi

Who is to blame for a fallen star
Is shining an aspiration with conditions?
Shine, but your sheen must be pure
Shine, but then you can never hide
Shine, and the spotlight is on your flaws as on your wins
Should you even try to shine?
Can you choose how much you shine?

As you rise, you lose dimensions
You are not you, but what you achieve
Larger than life, higher than others
A hero, a leader, a saviour
But not a living, breathing person
With warps and moles and emotional warts

And then when you discover these flaws
When you realise this was just a reflection, an illusion
In your head a human face to your aspirations and dreams
You pull them down for not being true to this illusion.
So then, who is to blame for a fallen star?