THE CRASH IN THE JUNGLE!!!

by shubhojeet   May 4, 2006


In the darkness I ever heard the call of the wild,
My thoughts were weak, my patience was mild,
Lost all of my potentials, my brain wasnt agile,
I thought I was strong but this proved I was fragile.
I was nowhere to be found, lost in its depth,
My body was killing me for many a night I had not slept.
My pulse grew weak, my heart beat at a slower rate,
It was time I thought, time had doomed my fate.

I never knew what part of the day it was,
Such was the darkness that had clutched me in its claws,
I did not know whether to praise the beauty of nature,
Or whether to curse and cry over my darned future.
Every now and then I met with an all-new creature,
Each of them was genuine, had its own distinct feature.
But I knew that if I do not try,
I would be left here with nothing else to do but cry.

I was with my brother in that darned flight,
The one that is now shattered beyond sight.
What I remember last is the smoke from the left wing,
The squeaks that it made while it broke from its hinge,
The plane burst into flames, its parts were shattered,
With fear and cold my body and my soul chattered.
The Boeing zoomed down with fierce acceleration,
It knew no latitudes, went through the air with 90 degree penetration.

Passengers were scared out of their brains,
This accident would bring about a massacre of degree insane,
There were 260 travelers, such was the size of the plane,
All hopes had sunk, all dreams did flunk, such was the minds frame.
One last time I saw my brother, he looked very scared,
At once our life flash-backed, times we had shared.
Everyone looked at each other in despair,
The state was so scary that all read a prayer.

Even in my wildest dreams I had not imagined,
My life when to be terminated, this disaster was destined.
I held my brothers hand,
Wished for a fairy to swirl her magic wand,
I hoped that this be only one of my worst nightmares,
Nothing such happened and the flight was ablaze with flares.
It entered a jungle- crashing, burning and killing,
Then there was blackness and a numb pain with no feeling.

I then arose, after how much time I do not know,
I couldnt even stand but did it nice and slow.
The tall canopies covered all sunlight,
Everything was black, darkness was bright.
I pulled myself up and walked through the grass which was weedy,
It was very cold I felt feverish and freezy.
I grabbed a branch, which would help my way through,
It detected the trees that had secretions that stuck like glue.

I lit a torch with pairs of stones and a torn rag,
I could not complain neither could I brag.
The climate was humid, it made me tire,
My only companions were the branch and the fire.
My back hurt guessed a disk must have fragmented,
Life was playing games, god had me tormented.
I was exhausted, to sleep I climbed up a tree,
Hunger was such that I cut off leaves,
Drank the juice to satisfy my greed,
It tasted horrible couldnt guess what was its breed.

I slept for a few hours, or for a few minutes,
I do not know because I had lost track of time,
I understood it was morning as birds did mime,
My backpain was less I felt better but not fine.
I started walking following the pecks of suns rays,
My eyes were swollen I could hardly gaze.
I lost count of how many days...
I had been in the jungle; how many hardships did I face.
Yet I kept walking and reached a river,
I bent to have fresh water used my hands that only quivered.
It tasted sweet, and it tasted fine,
Finally I had the sun and some freshness with no brine.

Along the path of the river I dragged,
Rhythm and strength, both things I lagged,
For hours I pulled, I crawled and crabbed,
Finally I reached a tree house.
I entered, found no one there, was so tired,
Fell unconscious in rags which was my only attire.
When I woke up I was in a hospital,
I was so glad to see some people.

Eventually my family arrived,
My mother looked at me and only sobbed and cried.
My face was disfigured beyond recognitions,
But people appreciated me with beautiful alliterations.
I was told then my brother had departed for a world brighter,
259 killed I was the sole survivor.
My heart then prayed that such disasters never repeat,
Because no one lives not the captain nor his fleet.

Many try to guess how did I survive the crash?
I suddenly hit the news and was in the newsflash.
Many theories arrived; many predictions could be true,
Even I cannot understand how could this be true,
Whatever was the reason, I guess it was my destiny,
To cheat death and survive finally.
Death could arrive in many faces, if only I did fumble,
The fact remains the same that I survived "THE CRASH IN THE JUNGLE!!!!!!"

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  • 18 years ago

    by Kelly

    Wonderful Poem! Very descriptive and rhyming is stupendis! Keep it up.

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