A MIRAGE - THIS LIFE
Life, a hazy mirage seized by some poignant
or some memorable junctures, mostly haunting.
a tiny silhouette embedded in a rock it seems,
lifeless & it's called life still.
so calm, yet clamouring to be lived,
to taste all the lessons which it can give.
sometimes an angel, showing affection,
but even a devil sometimes giving atrocious circumstances.
like a broken tap placed on a deserted highway.
no water, yet  a nomad, tired & wet
checks it & returns in vain.
yes, some kind of enigma is there
an elusive mystery, ready to be deciphered
but still gives so much pain.
it's enchanting, yes this life,
seems like a glowing ball of fire.
shelled by a bewitching light,
enveloped by an aura, so captivating
& wearing a sultry attire.
but...it is doomed, it will die one day
& will take with it all it's prey.
this life, full of sorrows, full of poignant
ready to entrap our souls
& we endure just to gather some memories
& to reach some goals.
we exist to find ourselves,
to take all that it can give.
we laugh, we cry, we curse but,
yet we still live.

~Nidhi~

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