The day of the
lullaby is behind;
New dawn brings in
fresh fragrance
Filled with marigold
and emerald green;
Life blossoms!
Each movement comes
within a moment
Of sparkles and sweet
delight;
As the sun glaringly
flashes beams of happiness;
Life journeys!
The night is dreary,
yet dreamy.
The tiring stretches
of crowded buses
And small corridors,
do not stress the soul –
Life awaits!
The embracing warmth
of the night sky
And the gathered
thoughts of the tiring day,
Adds a new look to
the dawn –
Life Shines!
The moving train
halts at the subway
Defining further the
route to trod,
As she walks through…
and her folding arms
Checks each careful
steps…
Life strengthens!
She knows the danger
of times,
Of forceful eyes and
alarming ties,
Of naked vision and
wild cord,
Of being abandoned
and deprived…
‘Careful’, she
murmurs as she walks –
The night follows….
Quietly, carefully,
disturbingly, her
Fear grips her, her
pride gives up
The hope of the
loneliness around,
As she strangely
looks at the wide
Lamppost and the
beaming clouded light –
Drowned with fear,
floating on hope,
She moves…
Reflections, her
shadow torments her,
Yet she steadies her
path,
Following her steps,
counting each word,
Numbering her pace!
Is she free from the
bondage of fear?
Is the freedom of
birth so painful?
Is the world mute to
her solitude…?
Rajdeep Pathak
