Courage

Courage

What  would kill me now?

Into the so call mysterious world

I never thought to dare to cross

Confused and baffled by the conjectures

Will I truly be able to rewrite the destiny, which I supposed

To be written for me

Standing right at the cliff of the hill -top

I could lose my balance, drowning myself

Once again, to the deepest void

Meant for me to live

Killing myself with the ongoing thoughts

Of madness and skirmishes running deep into my veins

Shall I move away? Shall I stop myself from standing?

 

For a little bit longer

To stop the phobia of waiting a bit more longer

Embracing me from within with each passing seconds

“Run away! I can’t stay “,”Move out! “

“This is not meant for me “

Welcoming the peace gradually accompanying

Silencing the monologues

Asking for a little bit longer

A  little more  time

To sit and enjoy the crashing waves of water

Against the rock right below me

Blue and pristine below the water surface

Blue and pristine as the sky above

In between me as the person to enjoy

Everything the wind offers

Everything the sound of the waves offers

Everything I can offer as a spring to nature’s world.

By Sankalita Roy

 (Published in one of my anthologies, 'Glimpses of Creation' in 2022.)