Painfully she wound up
in bed
Crisp on her pillow,
where she lay.
The light dimmed
Her eyes barely shut
Slowly rolled a drop in
her hair.
She cried because the
world was unfair
Lies unfurled, irony
and despair
Disowned by plight
Nor hers nor mine
Was wishful thinking
Her life was a lie.
Why did it hurt? Such
physical pain
Not a scratch no cut
Just deep in her veins
Rush of guilt, she
lashed out hard
Oh! Unfair world
Seemed miles apart.
Seeking love in fragile
quest
Seemed so peaceful, yet
so pale
She cried, not for the
mocking souls
She cried because she
felt like a fool.
Slipping fast she fell
from the edge
No grip in sight, blind
by her faith
Blow by blow, to her
was void
Like a vortex, she spun
out of sight.
It’s a dream, comforted
her heart in vain
Her mind battled to
thrust its way
Why she cried so hard
No one knew
To her t’was only thing
to do.
Feeling betrayed,
helpless, lost
Where’s the tear of
laughter
She almost forgot
She cried for self, dad
and mom
She cried for those who
seemed unknown.
She cried to God in
hoarse whispers
In truth, the night was
bitter and cold
The crumpled sheet
returned its warmth
Her fingers stiff from
the desperate hold.
Blindness be her friend
for now
Black shroud to comfort
her soul
She cried in the cold
of the night
Cried, for no one
sensed her plight.
No shadow lurked, at
the door
To better her life,
least she hoped
Buried her head deep
inside
No breath escaped for
that moment of time.
Her soul bare, stripped
of love
Suddenly she felt naked
undone
All was lost, no single
hope
Gushing tears shrouded
her door.
She cried till her eyes
balled up
Cried till she was red
and hot
Consoled herself with
no one around
An afterthought would
cause a rebound.
Sleep crept in, a
friendly stranger
Her dreams flickered,
began to waver
She cried for a new
tomorrow
Cried so she did it no
more.
Oh life! Be merciful to
her
One who sheds for
anything disturbed
It dawned on her, all
seemed so small
A queen in her world,
an angel foretold.
Forget yesterday, deal
with tomorrow
Today was a flood of
sorts
She cried for those who
cannot do
Those who can’t love
The way that she could.
