There I was, lost in the moment,
Alone at the window, carried away so far,
Gazing at the world of distant stars..
To closely taste, the frigid chill
of furtive draught of cold night breeze
my dreamy eyes, together I sealed..
The whisper, the rustle of gusts of wind,
lifted me to paradise, of divine thrill..
A figure emerged, from depths of the dark..
It held my hand, & took me to a path,
Where faces walked by, until they faded,
I smiled for I learned, that nothing forever stayed..
Under the daylight, the hues that reign,
on the night canvas, I spilled them..
A canvas woven, from God- made fabric,
I gasped as I saw, the hues turn weak
& disappear, without a streak..
All that remained, was the unaltered canvas,
veiling inside it, the unpleasant truths
smiling with ease, at my blank face
as it might have done, with the few who found a trace..
Further as I stepped, on the cold dark path
tighter I felt, the grip on my palm..
as if the warning, of a resident harm..
The further I went, more unkind got the truths,
heavier felt my limbs, the way no longer smooth..
My steps would have ceased, to give up & retreat, only if,
distant globes of light, I had not seen lit
hovering like beacons, on sides of the path
filled me with the nerve, to trod a bit fast..
Over my glee, but the dark figure mocked..
I scuttered till I reached, the glittering galaxy
& stopped to breathe out, the hoarded fear
the canvas’ gesture to me, now seemed a fallacy
but the mock of my companion, still amazed me..
With a gentle pull, she led me further
& with this step, Oh! my glow did wither
for I found, cold pitch dark
on the other side, of the glittering globes..
The globes that sustained, my breathing hope..
Now trembled my legs, & froze my steps
for to plunge into truths, I lost all courage..
This walk in the dark, now made me learn
that the world as I saw, far from heaven
is but a land etched, with camouflaged burns
so easily hidden, under the brightest sun..
Now an opaque mask, seemed to appear
on some faces that seemed, to be true & clear
they seemed to have, selfish intents
help but was, a means to expect..
With knowing eyes, to my companion I turned,
now I wished I, had not followed her..
Her eyes still shone, with the disturbing blur
they could see within me, my perfect heartburn..
Merciful was she, that she let go of me
turning back now, I took a flee,
to escape from sinking, deeper into the truths
for to live with them, I doubted I could..
Abandoning the path, came back to where I was
I could hear within me, the pounding of my heart..
To wipe out the debris, of my crash- landed flight,
To slumber I summoned, & embraced it tight..
-Niranjan
