The Day After Christmas
It came the next morning
When I woke up to a house that was still sleeping
I opened my eyes and felt it crashing on me
The season of loving warmth now felt so dreary
Still,
Resolute as ever
I controlled my temper
And stopped my tears
While cringing on my teeth!
Life is as it is,
However much I try to embellish it
Life shall remain as it is
A fall, a fall for us all, a fall down a bottomless pit!
Why,
The pain left me not
It had been playing on my emotions, in repeat mode
The pain of having suffered for a useless cause
The pain of having fallen, when faced with those blows
Those blows having been given by those hands
Those hands whom I merely wanted to shake warmly!
Still,
Even if I have taken to the skies' support and grace
Why,
While I do live, I will have to feel
And each time I do feel,
It comes back,
The feeling of dreariness
And today, I lay on my bed
After having laughed so much last night
After having thanked life for every joys it has blessed me with
After having engraved the Christmas dinner in my heart
Today I am waking up to life's truth!
An ugly truth, which I have always kept hidden in a lie
Yes, life, have I told myself
Is beautiful
Filled with opportunities of all sorts!
I am to love it, and to enjoy it!
But as I lay there, the day after Christmas
As I lay on my bed, staring at the ceiling
I can only cringe my teeth
Put on a cheery temper
And stop my tears
Yes, in this fall of mine
I am to live and accept an existence
Devoid of any feel
Devoid of any meaning even
An existence, revolving on uncertainty
Till shall come its time to wilt and wither!
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