Dark

Dark

Shadow life
Empty world
Ugly mind
Oh my pretty child.

I gave to you
The gift of life
I was supposed to be
The bringer of light

But the heart
Of a would-be
Best mother
Encounters the poisonous
daily failures
Of being a good wife
And you can be both,
I think it's's easier to be
But being only the one,
Can take the toll
The ugly price
Of disunity.

Loss of peace
Ever watchful unease
In this crowded
Cowed down mind
Where fear holds
Unending lease.

My room is in shadows
And I see sharp slippery shapes
Of inner demons
As they stride my walls
Straddle my mind
My soul possess.

So easy is it
To devalue dismiss
Souls lost and scorned
Never finding a niche.

This horrific cold darkness
This loathsome lost night
Etched in my being
But I still weep and fight.

And my eyes always glisten dark
With the hope I can teach
Hold tight on to belief.
That you'll find your highest altitude
and if you can't you'll still be good
My darling it will be alright.

There's no where to go
My child
So always
Towards the light.

(c) Amrita Valan 2015