By Daljeet Kaur
Exhausted from floating on the fast flowing surface of life..
Today I mustered courage and dived deep inside..
I met many emotions swirling violently..
and a few memories waiting to be opened patiently..
but most astonishing was the lovely sight
I saw in the darkest corners
there I saw a glowing light
coming from a creature afar..
was she closed in a jar..?
No! it was just a bubble I guess enclosing her inside
she looked as if made of snow
soft, pure and melting at the mere touch of light
As I reached near, she looked more real, emitting a glow
her features lovely, her face ordinary but a twinkle in her eyes like a fire..
no moon, no stars or sun could compare
she looked familiar, as if my own..
might be close to someone I had known..
She danced to the tune of her own
she looked at the sky with a longing gaze
At the doorway of my childhood, she sat waiting
moonlight falling on her face
she wasn't frightened even in the thunder
Was she waiting for me, I wonder
I signalled her to dance with me and hold my hand
She grasped with all her might
and floated in air
oh, she was so light
Was she even real or an imaginary fairy sent to save me in despair
Was I her saviour or she mine
It was yet to be decided..
But I couldn't leave her, and as I drifted in my memories
And I reached a point where we divided
She went towards my childhood home and sat on the swing
And that is when all my memories came back rushing
She looked at me as if I was the one she hoped to be one day..
But she was the one I was before my life turned all black and grey
Her hope made me worried and I wanted to say
It's not worth it to run this race leaving everything behind
I wish with my dreams and duties and ethics
I had brought her into this rude world to keep me company
After all, she was the playful version of me
In the fast flow of life, I had floated toward the surface and at some point let the child inside me go
Instead of believing in fairy tales, singing the tunes and dancing at every song..
I chose to study, earn and become strong..
I have become what I aspired to be..
But I hope I can go back in time
And be what God made me..
Before the world told me what I should be...
I yearn for the laughter that danced in the breeze,
For whispers of dreams beneath the old trees.
To reclaim the warmth of innocence lost
In that bubble of light, I felt her embrace,
A fragment of joy in this hurried race.
Together we'll weave through the fabric of time,
And in our reflections, the world will align.
For deep in our souls, we hold the key,
They shouldn't decide what we can be..