The Awakening
The sun had dipped
Far
beyond the horizon
A
few stars peeked
Peevishly
like children
The
moon hung from the sky
Like
a diamond on a coiffure
The
earth too seemed to yawn
And
the lights of the city went out
Like
candles suffocated by a gale
Man
slept though mankind was awake
It
stirred in a heart which beat relentlessly
A
mind which refused to die
And
sleep which failed to overcome
For
slumber was incongruous with him
Yet
he failed to comprehend
Why
dreams danced upon his terrace
And
played upon his being a tune
Whose
melody remained an undying echo
His
eyelids were weary
His
body tired
Even
the pores of his skin
Could
not stifle a yawn
But
his being was alert
His
mind skipping
Between
wakefulness and sleep
Between
the conscious and sub-conscious
And
reality soon overcame his senses
He
was not alone in this world
Yet
when he slept he was alone
He
had companions and companionship
But
the war which raged within was his
For
in the maze of his mind
And
the vividness of his dreams
He
had with him nothing but
The
fire of ambition
And
the yearning for eternal sunshine
He
yawned and stretched
He
sank into the softness of his bed
A
light cushion covered his bemused visage
A
satin quilt hugged his flesh
But
his mind soared
His
emotions roared
Though
tears stole down his eyes
And
wet the cloth about him
Making
him exhale a wanton sigh
He
spoke to his loneliness
Shared
his fears
And
soon realized
That
an empty glass cannot be filled
Yet
the heart when broken
Is
strangely filled
With
a humble prayer
Faith
in belief
And
the power to dream
A
band of crimson appeared
Along
the eastern edge
The
stars went out
And
sunshine tread
Into
his room
And
filled his soul
For
in his dreams
He
had found himself
And
the power of undemanding love
He
now would no longer walk
The
footsteps of the living dead
For
his past would not haunt him again
But
give unto his today
The
stolen moments of yesterday
And
his tomorrow would beckon
Not
with reckless pain
But
with the memories of that which was
And the love which would win again.
~Vikram C~
