This poem is written for Poetry 101 Rehab: Dark . The prompt demands to pen down something on the theme “dark”. Here i attempt, to keep the poem as dark as possible!
The Darkness: We see people who are abandoned and left on streets. We see theirs sufferings. We see those innocent hands begging for a penny. When we are worried about the little things that we could not complete for the day, there are people who are worried if they could get to eat something for the day. They have no clue of what is happening around the world. What they really want to know is “will their tummy fill today and will they see the sunshine tomorrow!”.
He never understood,
He never explained,
Hidden in his smiles,
Darkness and fear files.
He wore a mask,
Never no one to ask,
For it was not his dreams,
Taking darkness in his teams.
The cries of pain,
Heart with dark stains,
For all the things he dared,
The darkness itself scared.
The regrets were strong,
Never felt so wrong,
He did not knew why,
Where life seemed a lie.
Never saw the sunshine,
Or what it actually meant,
For only he could rent,
A deathbed just fine!
In the end, came all,
Looking at his fall,
Only words they sell,
“Sleep Well!”
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For a dark poem, this sheds light. I know, i try tho sometimes unsuccessfully not to complain because there are people with way less. This is beautiful.
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Thank you Ameena. 🙂
True. There are many things, way beyond one’s control!
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Beautifully written… surely one of favs by you…
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Thanks a lot amulya… 🙂
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You’re welcome
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Beautiful piece of creativity… 🙂
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🙂
Thank you so much… 🙂
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Best!! nice 1! & superb use of rhyming pairs!!!
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Thanks a many… 🙂
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Rhyming perfect!!!
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Thanks a lot Anoop… 🙂
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Enchanting. . . !
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Thank you so much! 🙂
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There was still light to this darkness. And you’ve rhymed that poem beautifully! 🙂
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Thank you so much.. 🙂
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Pretty deep, but with some light at the end of the tunnel. It sounded like lyrics to a song.
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Thank you many… 🙂 I am glad you liked it.. 🙂
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What an amazing poem Prakash! It took me back to my teen years when I lived in a very bad situation & felt overwhelmed by darkness…..thank you for writing such a touching poem….
Sherri-Ellen
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Thank you so much.. Means a lot to me.. 🙂
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It so presents the poor conditions of many a people in this world very well….
Truly, enough for us to stop complaining of our ‘Nothing when compared to theirs’ problems and find happiness in every bit of life we live…. 🙂
Nice one.!! I liked it.. 🙂
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That’s really true!
That comment really ads up a meaning to my effort to put down the poem. Thank you Umair! 🙂
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You capture the atmosphere, the mood and the thoughts of the man in your poem very well – it’s vivid, relatable and sad… But that’s life, I guess!
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Thanks a many.. 🙂
Its always nice to read your comments. They are so supportive! 🙂
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The darkness comes to light with these words,,, well done!
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Thank you so much.. 🙂
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It somehow reminds me of the misery of poor people in “la miserable”
The darkness itself scared..
I need to read it again and again.
Nice effort!
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Thank you so much! 🙂
Means a lot to me.. 🙂
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Good one
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Thank you… 🙂
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