Nevertheless

By Brinda Mitra

The days pass by without me noticing. 

Lifeless, joyless times 

Surround the human body – 

With no soul and no heart, 

The dead walks through the tangle of poisonous weeds 

That hold back emotions and refuse to let them out. 

Nevertheless, the clouds float by 

In the dark, gloomy sky; 

I look up blankly 

Without a feeling in my heart, 

Without the twinkle in my eye 

That used to be before. 

Raindrops pour and fill my empty life – 

Even the clouds seem to cry. 

But I… 

Neither do I laugh nor do I cry, 

Neither do I live nor do I die; 

I’ve forgotten what feelings are, 

What emotions mean. 

For without a soul, you cannot feel; 

You exist but you somehow don’t. 

The same is my condition… 

I exist but I somehow don’t. 

Life has turned away from me. 

Suddenly, I realize… 

I am no more what I used to be.

By Brinda Mitra