A Glimpse of Inevitable Fate

By Soumya Pandey

When I laid my eyes upon 

The dark cloaked shadow 

With innocence and naivete

An early fated meet 

Had compelled me to see

How cruel the price was

For just existing 

A friend, he would have been

If only he hadn't ripped my soul

before that he had tore my heart to shreds

Even before that had dimmed light of my life

Cannot forgive him

I cannot 

Not anymore 

I was warned 

This darkness couldn't be escaped 

It haunts and hunts for a lifetime

Until your last breath 

But I do yearn for you

like I have never yearned before 

Swallow me in your darkness 

Take me to your land of unfortunate souls

At last I would be construed

Hide me beneath your cloak 

Where all the sinners can be found 

Not as apolegetic as me though  

Nothing more can be said and done

It is the peace I desire

Welcome me with euphorious choir

Murk surrounds my soul 

Soon the haze clears

I see crewmen aligned 

Ready to serve 

The master sits high up a hill

At wanng slope

Pages are scattered among ruins of creatures 

Tales written of and for derelicts

How did I let myself fall so far into this abyss

Gasping for breath I run barefeet 

Knees scraped

Blood dripping from an arm

I chase the warmth light provides

Climb up piles of wastage 

That once lived just to live 

And soon I am surrounded by arms of people I love and the people who love me

By Soumya Pandey