In the deep valley of life
with sunlight fading before me,
the darkness of sorrow falling over the shimmering sky
and the birds crying as they fly over me
I sit hither in a corner of this vast world
Absorbing the weird sense of loneliness
People go by, smiling hard at me
A smile which I know
Is a smile of contempt and mock
A tear rolls down my cheek
A tear that conceals the beauty of the past
The past that was once held close to my heart
A heart whose every beat has now slowed down
Cause of the weight of the overpowering sorrow
The reason for which is yet unknown
But which is gnawing at my own existance
Things of marvel, seem to be frivolous
Without those strong guiding hands behind me
Those hands which had been with me
During times good and bad
The hands which had wiped my every tear
To turn them into many a smile

Oh! How I wish to turn things back again
To return those moments of simple joy
Which were shared in the time that passed
A time whose thought brightens my face
But yet another tear rolls down my face
With realization that breaks my heart
That time once passed cannot be brought back
Yet a thought calms my mind
That this is the wonder of the world
Which can neither be deciphered nor described
That everyone who enters our life will have to leave
To fulfill their destiny bigger and brighter, somewhere else…

C.G.

Source: Lafz