Toxicity of relationships stifle me
tremors of raucous feelings erupt into an avalanche,
rustle the pages of thoughts,
scraping buried memories.
Torrents of unsaid words
trapped within the fortress of my heart flow.
Deluge of tears ink the blank paper
with whorls of pain.
Emotions that asphyxiated within
today,
taste freedom after a long battle of holding on!
A to Z Challenge 2022 – Nature and I
Darkness and light are an integral phenomenon of nature. Darkness is essential to appreciate light. Metaphorically, the problems or pain in life is akin to darkness. The hurdles or challenges people undergo are universal. Nobody’s life is all light and bright. Shadows eclipse our life without a warning. Many a time, when the fear of being devoured by the tunnel of blackness grips us, light seems elusive. We feel vulnerable under its burden. Anxiety, fear and pain confounds us when we are hit by a stumbling block, be it an illness, broken relationship or financial set back. But one must always remember, behind every dark patch, there is a warm grace of sun waiting to shine upon us. Being able to tap into our hidden inner strengths, to overcome the problem on hand, being open to the learnings from it, helps us put on the armor of resilience to bounce back stronger.
In pain there is power of healing – Wayne Dyer
It is easier said than done. While in pain we wallow in a whining emotion. We further go down into the abyss of nihility. Yet, somewhere from the corner of our heart, we hear a faint whisper or a tiny ray of light urging us to walk towards it. The struggles we endure, helps us grow.
All darkness vanished, when I saw the light within my heart. – Kabir
The glitter of the twinkling stars and the radiance of the moon can be appreciated only in the blackness of night. They are not intimidated by the darkness and shine to their full potential radiating a luminous sparkle. Often, they are a beacon of light to the lost soul.
somber feelings flood
tiny ray of hope conquers
resurgence of light
You can read my earlier posts of the challenge here.
A unique journey for each, as travelers of life.
whether we choose to crib about the withered pathway
or enjoy its fragrant delights, is a choice we make.
Somewhere in the deep crevices of my heart
percolating through the filters of thoughts, are scars hiding.
Though inconspicuous, they linger on, haunting me.
At the slightest trigger, they elicit painful ripples,
mutating into a tempestuous ordeal.
I know not, how to release the hurt,
which seems to have imprisoned itself within me.
I wish the rains would wash them clean
or they would flow away in a burst of lachrymose deluge.
Perhaps the intense heat of the sun would burn them down
or I could just delete them with the press of a button.
Alas, the venomous fangs of toxic memories concocts its poison,
as a sinister vortex of diabolic emotion sucks me into it,
entrapping my mind, in a self-created web of despondency,
Reena’s Xploration Challenge # 204 : Filter
The trauma which I had buried deep
mistaking it to be dead,
sadly lay unforgotten, in a slumber
tucked away in a remote corner of my heart.
Shadows eclipsed under the blanket of time emerge,
as ghosts of the past, start to haunt my present.
Wispy fringes of pain gather momentum
inundates my mind with a broody melancholy.
A sense of estrangement overwhelms my being,
conflicting dissonance envelopes my psyche.
Dismantling my marquee of balance,
it holds my sanity to ransom,
driving me to the brink of insanity!
Reena’s exploration challenge #190 : Insanity
खुशियों में दिल गीत के धुन गुनगुनाता है,
लेकिन ग़म में बोल, रूह को छू जाते है|
In happiness, man enjoys the melody of a song
but when he is sad, it is the lyrics that his soul feels.
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