Dusk To Dawn

By Parv Agrawal

Midnight took over as he walked along

a loudly silent gravel road

The tungsten street lamps flickered, on then off,

and the restless steps echoed.

Echoed through the hollow wishes,

Wishes, an anvil to his heart.

They berate him till he can't breathe,

Berate him till he falls apart.

He reached his house and sat down,

Preparing himself to endure

Yet another sleepless night,

Yet another endless chore.

Gazing at the moonlit sky,

He found the stars less bright.

But as the darkness found its end,

He began to find his light.

The night morphed into warmer hues,

and as the sun dusted gold on his skin.

a soft, crisp breeze whispered 

“Stay still, let the light begin” 

The sky was now dressed in pink,

and the songbird now sang with cheer

and the flowers, lush and fragrant,

said “Hey, it’s not so bad, my dear.”

By Parv Agrawal