THE CONCLUDING CHAPTER

I open my eyes...
…The feeling of numbness spreading all over,
“What’s wrong”? I ask.
“Why are you all here”?

Queries in a flippant tone,
To considerably lighten the mood;
Even though I know why they’re here…

Lying on my bed,
Everyone so hushed and numb;
The grief so blatant,
Oh! I could weep.

I hold back my tears,
As I find silent tears streaming down theirs;
Knowing where I’m headed to,
They just hold my hand and grieve.

I know the moment has come,
Time for me to pass on.
Oh! The depression all around,
“Don’t leave us”? I hear them utter.

We reminisce over the happy times we shared,
And the not so happy ones;
Making us giggle over all the silly things we did,
Memories to value and to remember.

A soundless soul footed at a distance,
I peek and find him standing so still,
Afraid to come near,
Terrified of losing his Love…

I stretch out my hands and call him near,
His presence so comforting, so near,
I put my hand on his chest and say,
“You’ll always find me here”.

Looking back through the years;
Mind-boggling for how long we’ve been friends.
Thru’ good times and in bad,
This shoulder has ever been my strength.

A call of distress or a moment of joy,
You were constantly there by my side.
Ever so precious our time together,
The sensation of severance so hard to accept.

Losing a loved one is not so easy,
Seeking solace more so a challenge,
Heaven is here when I am with you;
Clinging this to my bosom, I’ll move on.

The feeling so hard,
To lose someone so dear;
Death though is inescapable, leaves us with no choice,
The pain so cutting, yet inevitable.

I grieve for you my Love, I know memories will pierce,
But remember me with joy and gratitude to the one above,
For He kept us in love,
So what if the Time was short?

Death is prancing into the room,
Ebbing bit by bit out of me,
My vision is blurring,
Calm peace settling over my senses.

Is this how it feels like when people die?
Is it Him enveloping me in His protective embrace?
Are those angels smiling at me?
My loved lost beckoning me?

The world is blackening,
My friends are falling out of focus,
Can feel him take me in his arms…
…Can hear him pleading me to come back…
…His voice fading fast,
As I feel his lips on mine,
Whispering for the last ever time…
… “I Love You my Angel,
Please don’t go…”


Copyright(c)2007 Shivnita