Written by: Shubhashish Uprety - 24040, Grade XI
Posted on: 10 March, 2023
A dark, dull night,
With the visible light draped in gray-
The moon and the stars are to be hidden,
While the sky is bleak, dark and fray.
The air is still, heavy and dusty,
With a deep sense of unease-
As though time has frozen,
And it’s already waiting, if you please.
The trees, like tall shadowy guards,
Massive branches reaching out-
As if they're searching for a sign,
In this darkness all about.
The world is kept quiet and somber,
Silence is that which pervades-
Focused enough in the sound, you can almost hear the beating,
Of your own heart, as it fades.
Even in this darkness,
There's no sense of hope that's there-
Not a glimmer of a future,
Waiting, just beyond the glare.
