
dark lane
a ghost in every breath
I take
I walk close to the tangled barks
and buzzing noise
where creatures of the dark
watch me unseen.
Fear battling with persistence,
I tread into the darkness.
Branches block my vision
and stones prick my feet.
I stumble,
but walk on
when a gust of breeze
sweeps over me.
I look up to see a paradise
of flowers. The buzzing noises are
that of Red Admirals,
hovering around undiscovered flowers.
The tangled barks spread to huge branches
that offer shelter to millions
of tiny creatures, crawling and flying.
Did I fear the darkness?
Doesn’t the dark ultimately
make way for light?
The light of never-ending life,
promise and vigor.
I said, “It is dark all around
I am waiting for the light”
He said, “Just open your eyes
It is bright all over”
I said, “It has been night all along,
I am waiting for the sunshine.”
He said, “The sun is at its best
Your eyes are inverted
It is the darkness of your heart
that you are feeling.”
And I am still waiting…
Don’t stroll alone
in the shadowy dark world
for you will be noticed by unseen eyes
The same eyes that quivered
upon sighting the ghost in a misty tree,
which looked serene and heavenly in the day
Those eyes have witnessed
nefarious activities carried out
in the shade of darkness
Those eyes belong to
that creepy creature,
which knows everything
that goes on in the other world