a bridge to hope

photograph courtesy: Khushboo Pandia

its been almost five months that Ive blogged. It's pure lack of inspiration or blame it on my mechanical life which refuses to see inspirations. Today, I felt a need to communicate to a friend. What better way than my blog :) Ive tried to play with numbers here. The note consists of ten stanzas starting with a stanza of 10 lines and ending with one with a single line.Hope you like it :)

to breathe was an effort

my lungs bled in strain

twines held my hands in place

depriving the freedom it pleads

the room was dark, as dark as death

or so my blindfold sang

i quenched my thirst, with wine red blood

which oozed out of my soul

in pain, in fear, I found retreat

wrapped my anxiety with a smile

memories - i talk to them till i bleed again

the pain, the blood, the helplessness -

is fate, they convince me

I laughed and cried, I loved my world

the darkness shielded me from truth

you talked to me, spent days with me

yet lived in a world apart

you heard me laugh, thought i was blessed

but failed to see my tears

then he came, broke my shield

took me to his world so bright

my eyes bled, not in strain

in fear of facing the sun

the twines were gone, the blindfold too

he held me facing this bridge

the wind was mild and smelled of rose

his breathe had a rhythm divine.

i held his arm, looked below

for the heat was burning my eyes!

golden yellow leaves veiled my scars.

the butterflies smiled, 

bees sang a song in my ears

the road was wet, so was trees

did the sky weep for me?

the birds put me in a trance

the lake took away my past

the dying woods healed my anguish

rays of the sun were now soothing

warming me from the chill of darkness within

i felt the beauty of my heartbeats!

'this is the bridge to hope', he said

waking me from my thoughts

'walk through this and you'll be fine,

your faith shall show you way'

his voice faded away.

my trembling legs took a step

the wood responded with a screech

I held the rail, another step

and I felt the joy of a smile

he was true, my world has changed

the steps i took with him,

its beautiful; i love my life for sure!

a few steps back, darkness ruled

now its bright and warm and gay!

be with me; open your eyes my friend!

at times all you need is a little trust, self respect and confidence on your decisions. It's easy to see the beauty of the world, you just have to open your eyes :)