I Held the Key
a dazzling mirror broke in thousands of pieces -
dreams shattered and splintered!
a feeling of being imprisoned in a cage with no window!
sonorous music from my life gradually vanished,
mellifluous Koel deserted the garden, which
experienced only frosty winter,
breathless,
I chose to run!
ran away…from an appalling heartache...
decided to find unbarred ground
to enjoy blooming sunflowers,
savour the freedom I was entitled to,
like an open-winged bird, I flew...
into the vast canvas of the kaleidoscopic sky.
along with the strong decision, came
terrible loneliness, unfamiliar challenges,
the necessity of carving a path by myself !
What if I did not run away from that emptiness of the soul?
What if I did not rebel ,
What if I followed a path uncomplainingly,
expected of a docile human being,
What if I shut my tortured soul…and succumbed
to a numbness enveloping my sensations!
an incense burns to spread an aroma,
I painted my future with nacreous colours of the sky,
borrowed the fragrance from ambrosial Jasmine,
tall shadowy trees gave me shelter,
chartreuse waterfalls descending from steep mountain-tops,
leased in me the harmonious rhythm of life.
I held the key to my emancipation!
No one could free me except myself.
Would I stay caged forever?
October 27, 2022
"I Chose To Run, But Had I Stayed, Things Would Have Been Like" Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Anoucheka Gangabissoon
FIRST PLACE
Copyright © Malabika Ray Choudhury | Year Posted 2022
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