Niitu Reddy Poems

Night (Love Everything In Nature)

I know my only companion, you are!
Seems we are united in a new confederate world.
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'YOUR CHOICE'

The day I first dreamt of my career and started looking at life with real responsibility, I never imagined I'd have to leave home and live so far away. Back then, it was all imagination, excitement, and dreams playing out in my head. Exams were done, and I was finally ready to fly abroad for my master's degree. Shopping trips were fun, meeting friends gave me so much courage, and those sleepovers were the perfect space to chitchat, gossip, and just be carefree.
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It's been almost a decade since I first wrote about leaving home, chasing a dream, and trying to understand what independence meant. When I read those words again recently, I realized I was not wrong back then. I was just early.

At that time, independence meant distance. It meant learning to handle daily life without my parents around. It meant figuring things out through confusion, fear, and quiet effort.
It was not all serious, though. There were fun moments too. Small laughs, new experiences, and simple things that made the hard days easier.
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