Life Sentence
And death came knocking At my doorstep many a times Before I could open the door, To invite the most awaited in. It left without meeting me. And all I saw was it's shadow. At some distance growing smaller, As my will for life. When I searched around to know, The reason for it's sudden departure. I found life sentence looming around, I don't deserve peaceful death, it thinks. It wants to see me crippling, begging, And tortured to meet my death. But who will explain life sentence, About the heavy load put on my chest. When in the moonlit night, You aren't near to your beloved. Who will hold you, soothe you, And help you survive this dark night. When you have got no one around, To hold your hands and calm you down. When you are feeling hysterical, And want to give up on life. When your heart melts, Breathing becomes heavy. And your legs turns shaky, But you have to pull on poker face. And all these efforts are corroding, Your brain,...