Death
came to visit us after several years
It
trampled upon our healed souls,
It
trod upon the bed of long dried tears;
Death
knocked gently on our door
It
came in disguise,
It
shattered our happiness into smithereens
It
cut us down to size;
Death
came piggy-backed
On
a seasonal flu,
It
caught us unawares
It
hit us without a clue;
Death
soft-footed into our home
As
a short term visitor,
It
played with our little angel
A
friend it found in her;
Death
made a sharp, swift exit
It
bid us a hurried goodbye,
It
snuffed out the life from a dear one
And
left us with a lifetime to cry;
The
little time death stayed with us
It
messed up with our mind,
It
looted the treasures of joyful living
Making
peace so difficult to find;
Death
robbed us of our dancing shoes
It
took away our singing voice,
Heartache,
misery, pity, dejection
Left
each of these as our only choice;
Death
see-sawed in our heart
Swinging
between hope and fear,
It
plucked away what we loved the most
When
a minute back they breathed so near;
Death
put up with us
Like
a difficult guest,
It
brought gifts of dread and distress
And
left them pounding in our chest;
Death
punished us for believing
From
our loved ones we’d never part,
In
the game of faith and despair
It
dealt us the gloomiest card;
Death
snatched away what belonged to us
Carrying
it to a land beyond,
It
saddened the place in our heart
That
was filled with feelings so fond;
In
spite of being unwelcome
Death
behaved well with us,
It
went away with composure and grace
It
left without much of a fuss;
Now,
the million pieces of our bereft life
We
faintly attempt to pick,
Death
should you choose to visit us again
Take
us away with you this time
And
do be quick.
L.
Aruna Dhir
27th
June 2015
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