Lonely Duckling

By Arnav Kulkarni

A lonely duckling floats, aimlessly in a pond

Abandoned by its brethren, searches for a cause

Confused about its future, explores the great beyond

Tattered and unsure, how to overcome its loss

It has wings but is afraid to fly

Scared of becoming Icarus in the sky

The pond floods, pushing it to the river

Gets swept away, succumbs to a shiver

Engulfed by powerful currents

It struggles to keep itself afloat

Besieged by plaguing deterrents

Its misery has no antidote

Washed onto the shore, battered and bruised

The lonely duckling, is lost and confused

Unable to make sense of its situation

It begins questioning its own creation

Wonders what will help mitigate the pain

To make things worse, the sky unleashes rain

A lonely duckling waddles, aimlessly on the shore

Lost in its thoughts, watches the rain pour 

By Arnav Kulkarni