Chances
I had nothing to lose,
so I took a chance.
Then a few more, like a squirrel,
darting for them and then racing back.
And now winter is passing,
joy has had a surplus this season,
and I’ve got my small feast of fate’s dividends.
Vidushi Rijuta (she/her) (@vpoemstorage) is currently doing a masters in counselling and psychotherapy. She loves writing about love (so naturally, about things like queerness, joy, friendship and grief). Her poems have been published in Fruit, a queer literary journal.