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Through Life's Clenched Jaw
dreams lie entangled in the cobwebs,
and the spiteful spider waits at the helm.
the talons of fear pierce into the flesh,
diffusing into every atom.
fear and diffidence make my teeth gnash.
sorrow piled on sorrow,
guilt burdened with guilt,
boring holes in my brain,
turn the mind into a simmering pot.
many a time I bottle up my feelings
and stay with a clenched jaw.
in childish fancy hoped in vain,
that all buds would bloom
and all blossoms into fruits grow.
but when did the truth dawn on me-
the sour Truth - hard to neglect or reject
that many a bud could be nibbled by worms
and fruits - blighted before ripe?
with a heavy weight cringing my back,
I pass through life’s clenched jaw.
the dull beats of Time,
resonate on the walls of my vacant mind.
I hear it deciphered in many tongues-
‘defeated you are
deserted you will be'
wandering through slick pavements alone,
amid the hurry and scurry of men,
loitering through sandy strands,
watching the flurry and fury of waves
what does my mind hanker for?
wealth or success…
power, position or fame?
nay, a nameless something
that would fill the void within!
Copyright ©
Valsa George
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