I TRY HOLDING ON...

 

Life never envisages,
How sudden the end,
Comes knocking ruthlessly,
I try holding on,
More tightly at my door,
Lest my life,
Might just be snatched away.
Endeavour falteringly,
To block out the growing noise,
Stuff my ears ,
with endearments,
Once showered by my life,
The knocking gets louder,
These must not be mine,
But someone else's sighs,
Tears streaming down my eyes,
Neither can these be mine,
I am so lovingly secured,
By my life's longing embrace,
Who is this tugging at my dress,
Two tiny set of  hands,
Shimmering tears flowing,
Two loving set of eyes,
My babies I wont ever go,
Let me tighten my grip on self,
The knocking gets even louder,
The longing to stay grows stronger,
Strong chilly winds come raging in,
Icy hands replace the warmth,
My life you snatched so brutally,
My loved ones felt so weak,
Before your mightiness,
A vast emptiness,
Slowly engulfs,
And everything,
Fades instantly.

 
~Sonali S C~
12th Jan 2003

 

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