Sky Fall

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