Bitterness

By Isha

Life walks with us ,

silent creeping in all its felinity,

leaving no space for any wish,

pouncing on every moment

as the Supreme and the Master

willing everything on its own will.

Stalking us on unforeseen roads ,

alive, breathing in the terror of its terror,

it startles and strangles by surprise,

finding us at unexpected corners.

Astonished by its speed ,

choked by its slowness,

we form its unwilling companion,

our lives laid wrecked in its wake,

our smiles and tears

left behind on the long journey .

Climbing upon deep wounds ,

riding on the high –rise elatedness,

across sauntering days

and oppressive nights ,

it forces us to hold its bare,cold hands

and walk without any cry.

Whirling to the winds of void ,

it abruptly leaves us

or we think so,

alone, stranded on the banks

of a strange sorrow,

with no point of escape.

By Isha