I Felt Like Ifl

Everything happened as though a dream, Though it left in me a permanent gleam; My imprisonment, for no fault of mine, was fixed, Treason - they said - feelings in me got mixed; Neglecting the National anthem - the F.I.R said, Thinking of what's going to dawn made me dread; News Papers had already foreseen my end, Life imprisonment, to such persons, was the day's trend; My advocate, though knew matters clearly, shun, As though, in my case, intricacies, spun; Nightmares in me, of dark cells, appeared often, As though, I, from there, straight went into my coffin? It's, then, my neighbor, whom I had hated, For his social status, which, I felt, had outdated; Who knew me well that I was, in truth, patriotic, And felt how my life, then, had gone chaotic; Being a legal practitioner, he took up my case, Enabled me to be free from the clutches, by grace; How would I ever in my repay him? I felt like kissing him till my heart's very brim...!!! 13 February 2023 I Felt Like Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Charles Messina