Freedom

It was when Fear ruled my heart;

With a face pale and eyes red,
I would catch the closest, dearest hand.
Soothe myself with companionship
With dreams shaped and acts planned.

Bound by fear and shackled by love,
Life seemed to make the perfect sense.
When I thought I had no boundaries defined;
Was when I staunchly had built a fence.

The day when Freedom knocked my door, Disillusionment came along.
But gradually, the eyes twinkled,
And danced away with great aplomb.

With no hand to hold or fear defined.
I now walk like a bare soul.
Where the deafening silence envelopes me,
Where misery, derision & temerity unfold.

Blessed with seclusion, I wondered what it meant.
When life defined freedom with its knowledge profuse;
I curved my lips with a smile of consent
And freedom became another word for nothing left to lose…

Dead Life of a Soul

I was standing in a place called world by the rest.
With silent questions just loitering around.
With no awareness of life and an unspoken sound.
The ignorant soul was hoaxed by others.
When the horrendous words began deceiving my soul,
It was then when I realized…
I was hurt…

With still an interrogative look,
I stood quite forlorn on the pathway of life.
My world was set ablaze in front of me.
Which opened the floodgates of my eyes.
I could feel those waters dampening my soul,
It was then when I realized…
I was subdued…

With a hurt heart and moist eyes,
I started walking on the road of death.
Letting the cold breeze approach my being,
I could feel the wind slap my face.
I dispelled myself from believing my life.
And then I felt, I could breathe in, in and out.
It was then when I realized…
I was ALIVE…

...But You Didn't

The clouds in the sky were swaying to and fro,
While the rains were creating waves in the heart.
I beckoned you to the garden of love,
I thought you’d follow…
BUT YOU DIDN’T.

The silence of the air had gripped my soul,
With you standing close to my self;
I waited for the warmth & my world of your arms.
I thought you’d caress…
BUT YOU DIDN’T.

Time grew vicious and drew us apart.
With dew in the eyes, distances increased.
I wished you would turn to give a loving gaze,
I thought you’d turn…
BUT YOU DIDN’T.

But how could distances overpower love?
There were just tokens of love I could send.
I longed for something similar from you.
I thought you’d respond…
BUT YOU DIDN’T.

Alas, there came a call from the Supreme.
But that was sent for me alone.
I left for my eternal journey, leaving you quite puzzled.
When you though I’d return…
BUT I DIDN’T…