Hard Decision

Life longed in my youth 
Longer than a century 
Full of fortitude
Fortitude unbear
Masked with resilience
But reaping failure by day 
Then comes a day 
When stride took me all a lone
In steps of defeat 
I walked royally into the clustered forest 
Deepening deep; fetter by pains 
Then i heard the gentle sound of the wind 
Like though a virgin wind 
It blows compassionately
Caressing the cardinals of the earth 
And alternating  
Singing in muttered voice 
Suddenly i heard 
The sound of a loosed gripe
Of four unripe mangoes that mysteriously failed 
Each with tears 
The plight of a dashed hope 
Close to my feet
Which was already cold?
Defeated by what i couldn’t pull off yesterday  

Sorrow had long remained my bride  
Married in disguise; without love 
Taking all i got 
And all felt i wasn’t prepared to be 
Married to the reborn myth
After all that was said about me

With my hands on my check 
Tears dropping side by side
Flowing slowly wetting my sleeve
I said to my suicidal mind 
You can do it!
You can turn every wrong to right! 
Earn freedom and free others alike! 
Like the words of Maya Angelou 
I just did it right

Before i could knew it 
Night failed without recourse
Fear loosen, courage summons
I turned as royally as i came 
Cutting through the tick darkness with myth 
And before the early cockcrow
All i lost was gained 
And nothing to be sorrowful about
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017


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