DANCE IN DARKNESS

Could the stars remove

the darkness of night

Could the fireflies

make a dark night bright

They, just a flickering glitter

to behold

To distract you from the light

the darkness holds

Ever was I scared

of darkness

The mind a culprit

to its starkness

Diverted thoughts

to the small shines

When in the darkness were hidden

diamond mines

It is only when you lose

all your fears

You get to see things in life

crystal clear

life went on beating me

and fully bruised me

Till in desperation

I made it my enemy

Challenged it openly

and jumped into burning pits

And found life with arms open,

smiling at my humourless wit

It was slowly luring me

to react and to act

And in these reactions

see all the true facts

In a painful way

it murdered all my fears

In the darkness made me

shed a lot of tears

Saw to it that

no one would wipe them

Let them slide and made me

lick the salted gems

Count yourself blessed

to be tutored by life

What I was scared of

actually removed my strife

My true friends were the ones

who scared me

Oh! life, darkness I welcome

and in it, now all clearly see.

©sunita grover raina2022

12/06/22

India

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