The Unseen Duel

By Mauli Sinha

My hands tremble and quiver

As clouds of terror envelope the air

Tears of desperation flow down like a river

for fire surrounds me like a snare

I crawl on the ground, diverting my gaze,

As the infernal blaze maims me in our spar

I fall on my knees and pray and pray

That I live to see my scars

All of a sudden, a wave of fortitude washes through me

and I let go of my terror and fright

I brush off my body, the dread and debris

and match the devils piercing eyes

But my eyes widen, as my body buckles

for it is not the devil I see,

the fire around me flickers and flares

as I see myself standing in front of me

By Mauli Sinha