This Darkness

by Areeba   Oct 11, 2012


Yes, I have made mistakes
Life didnot came to me with an instruction book
And for my mistakes I have been suffering for all these years
But I had to suffer, as I was the guilty, the real crook

Its been years that I have seen the outer world
Its just this window on the wall of my jail
Which tells me whether its day or night
But somehow I manage to be alright

The thing is now I prefer darkness over light
I dont feel like going outside of this cage
I am secured here, I am okay
I have started loving this darkness, this emptiness

When no one was there for me, this darkness was by my side
When I cried, I felt lost or I just screamed my mind out
It was this darkness that was standing with me
It saw the pain of my life, that no one else did see

That little sunlight that comes in my jail through that window bothers me
I dont like that
It makes me yearn
And because of that sunlight my skin burns

I wonder why all these prisoners are yearning to go out
They all look so foriegn to me I wonder why cant they satisfy with the life they have
They say freedom is something they just cant live without

All I Know is I dont want to see the world outside this prison
The insides of me starts shivering with this thought
I am okay with all I have, I am okay with this sorrow
And I dont wish to see a better tomorrow

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  • 11 years ago

    by Sidh Swabhav

    You are an excellent poet. Your words are full of deep emotions.
    "Life didnot came to me with an instruction book"
    "It saw the pain of my life, that no one else did see"......These lines are very sad and beautiful.

  • 12 years ago

    by Amreen

    Very raw and emotive.... Bahot acha he... Bas god par bharosa rakho.... All will be well:)

  • 12 years ago

    by With This Slow Tune I Tell You Goodbye

    Didnot sweetie put a space in between these two words okay sweetie? and i love this poem it's dark and everything just one little thing you should put what the others truly want in detail i know it will be longer the poem but it would nice to know what the others want in detail so we can have a better image of what YOU dont' want to see in a better tomorrow lol 5/5
    Lady Ashes