By Vaidehi Jha
Another morning lights blindly
Not a shred of yesterday in sight
No trace of who I was
No trace of what I want to be
As tomorrow's tides sweep you further away
While I merrily make sandcastles under today’s sun
I’m terrified of what I have become
Did I ever have a choice?
But sometimes, I like to look up
And bask in the rays
Rays that join the skies to the sands
Rays that trace the heavens on my hands
I try to catch hold of a few
And hold them to my chest
Perhaps the warmth would finally free
The parts of me time so stealthily froze away
I want my heart to throb out of its cage
Deafen me till I can’t hear my breaths
Because if all that remains of you is pain
I’d choose a million wounds than be numb again
I wonder if I still cross your mind
Like the star that blinks when the day goes to waste
Rushing through the dark, if only for a moment
Spilling memories mixed with stardust in its wake
But haven’t you always been in a rush?
Between rising before the first ray broke the skies
And resting before I could see the moonlight in your eyes
Did you ever realise you’d outrun your own life?
For I’ve seen the delicate dance
Of life and death
How they twirl and intertwine
Yet never touch each other
Until life fatigued
And as death embraced you ever so gently
The universe could only whisper
“Rest in peace, dad”
By Vaidehi Jha
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