Persistence…!

“Dark as it may appear

Troubled as it may seem

Persistence, O dear heart

For the sake of suffering

And you shall endure

Even in the depth of graves

For life may fail

And death may appear edgy

Yet, those wounds ajar would ensure

An existence, however fragile,

Beyond

Those leftover droplets

By the eyes, more dead than alive

Raped by the day

Untouched by the night

Carrying exotic gifts of apathy

Suffocating beneath indifference

Yet, seeking to leave behind a trail

For they may lead you

Back to yourself

Holding on to the bits and pieces

Of a self,

Broken beyond recognition

And yet…”

Praveen Parasar

22/10/2018