Under Siege There were noises around, The earth then shook, The engulfing fires Everywhere you look The crumbling walls, The cracking earth… The tumbling beds, The shuddering berth. There was fear written Across every face, People lost their way, In the crowded maze. I gathered my self And scrambled out, I was faced with screams, Cries, someone’s shout! Lifeless corpses strewn Over the streets The first scene, Me, which greets. Flames leapt up In front of me Houses came down, I could just stand and see. All noises now merged Into a thundering roar, I stopped to wonder What else’s is in store? The grass looked red, It wasn’t green anymore, I touched it, it was Wetter than ever before. Through the smoke I strained, To look at the sky. I think I saw fighter Jets flying up high. I’d heard of the Coming of the tanks. The destruction of schools, The looting of banks. I never knew, That one sudden day, I’d have to face it All this way I looked left, I looked right, All was marred By scars of the fight Then I looked ahead, Out afar, I sensed it was, The coming of the war. It felt an illusion, As I stood alone, Everything around me, To bits got blown. I’d heard of battles And wars of yore, But I’d never imagined Such blood and gore. My eyes were wet, My throat choke, Was it the pain? Or was it the smoke? Father, mother, They’d all left, And I stood there, Alone, bereft! - Arnav Gupta Poetry is creativity in its most pristine form. We are delighted to share with our readers some of the contributions to the poetry section of our blog-Syaahi.
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 20:33:28 +0000
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