Fire Within

Walking in these dark alleys
Its been forever
Pacing with hope from one end to another
I search for the end of my story
That belongs just to me
These roads are stubborn
they never seem to end
And I am a stubborn who refuses to depend
I keep wandering,
Wandering in the wild
to find some light
A single ray would be enough
To lighten up this dark lanes
A single spark, I need
to lighten the fire inside my veins
But I find nothing;
For, I am too into darkness
Darkness that never succumbs to my screams
Am I scared?
Am I lost?
Or am I just confused?
My visions are blurred
My senses are numb
I see small clouds of dust in front of my eyes
I try to hold on to them
They are too fragile to be grasped
Do they exist?
Or am I hallucinating?
The reality around me is masked
What if I am stuck here forever in this dark place?
What if the ray of hope
I have been waiting for to rescue me doesn't find me?
And I keep screaming for help
Scream that echoes and comes back to me unaltered and unheard
My consciousness is faded, its absurd
My knees are now on ground
I force myself to pace forward
I have never learnt to stop or to quit
I have never learnt to be a coward
A cloud of dust I see again
But this time its different-
Filled with light, it rips away my pain
I pull myself up
Gather all my courage
Squint my eyes to focus on the light
Spread my arms to feel the wind flow
I stand there strong and straight
Let the energy sink in
And ignite the fire within!!!

-NK

Copyright © Nidhi Khetan | Year Posted 2021

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