Many went ahead

Walk before the tiredness
pulls you into a lull
feel before you can’t anymore
love before the dreams shatter
don’t let go of it
it’s your life.

Stay calm
no matter how much
torment the storm is causing.
Stay assured
since you feel that
this shall also pass.
Stay strong
never know where or when
the life takes the turn.
Many went ahead
many will follow
nothing new, nothing more or less.

Everyone

Everyone is an island
there are neither wings
nor paddles to cross
this ocean of fear!
Everyone is watching
there are neither words
nor voice of comfort!
Hang on tightly
onto the rainbow of hope
with the eyes shut
exult in the existence.

Absent

They lay beneath the layers
some seen and some absent
some quiet and some noisy
the fingers tremble
when trying to uncover the remnants
that send the shivers
down the spine
the feet freeze
the lights vacate
the eyes

Scars

The intellect becomes burdensome
and seeks a logical construct
to validate the emotions
borne off some long lost hurt
then the brazen takes over
creates the havoc
that leaves the indelible scars
on the wounded collective psyche.

Paranoia

The paranoia that you spewed
through the words that distorted
the expression;
sparked the dark anger
in the placid moment of acceptance of the craziness as mundane, dotted on the sheer sea of existence.