I was gazing at the sky,
The sun was not there,
It was not pitch black,
Still, it was darkness everywhere.
It was dense clouds,
or maybe it’s the pollution,
I tried to turn on the lights,
but that was not the solution,
I tried to stress my eyes,
There was nothing I could see,
I tried to force my lungs,
But I couldn’t breathe,
From somewhere too far away,
The wind kept caressing my head,
There were water-like stains around my cheeks,
then there were eyes, still wet and red,
I was in control of myself,
at least that’s what I thought,
I tried to move and get up,
I commanded, But my body could not,
There was silence,
yet there was this noise,
I was given options,
I could not choose my choice.
Everything seemed so empty,
Everything seemed so still,
Like I have lost everything,
Myself as well as my will.
I did not know how much time it had been,
Minutes, Days, Months or Years,
Was there even an ‘I’ or ‘me’, I don’t know,
I was like who cares,
Laying there on the rooftop,
I had no idea why I was there,
No questions, No answers,
No old or new ideas to share,
And Then, It happened,
I woke up on my bed,
I was still breathing, heavily
I could feel pain in my head,
I raised my wrist to check the time,
It was morning and hour ten,
I knew, I was in control, but
Wondering, Until when?
© Poet: Ankush Anand ‘Akshansh’
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