Feral Claim
चन्द्रमा स्मरति, वनं स्मरति,
The moon remembers, the forest remembers.
त्वं मेरी, त्वं मेरी, त्वं मेरी…
You are mine, you are mine, you are mine…
My voice cracked on the last line. I whispered the final words, barely audible even to myself:
…even if you have forgotten.
Tears streamed unchecked. Shoulders that had carried mountains shook with sobs older than empires. I pressed my forehead to the cold stone, claws digging furrows deep as graves.