Monday, October 31, 2005

Did someone ask the bomb?

Ever since I was picked,
With the red wire and the green,
I knew the clock that ticked,
Wished as much I had not been.

It was inevitable then,
I cannot help my living death,
Was decided the day when,
Bartered I was for some innocent's breath.

I was left alone, in the shadow,
Dark in the middle of cheerful light,
People overflowing in the narrow,
Unaware of their fatal plight.

Helpless, I see a kid smile,
Run closer to me in frolicking play,
How do I warn him of intentions vile,
Tell him to get away!

The countdown ends in an inside spark,
Ripping me through all around,
And though I light up every dark,
I cannot hear a single sound.

The roaring blast of heated air,
Life freezing in a fiery blaze,
Even though I cannot spare,
I liked that kid's trusting ways.

If that is what I take with me,
Trust lost by my living gain,
Some body stop those wiring me,
I never want to live again.

11 comments:

  1. i'm glad you're ok. *hugs* i would have called you if i could have. take care!

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  2. dude...i was worried...thank god you decided to stay in..

    im sure that bomb feels really awful now..

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  3. Who couldve thought the festive cheer would turn into such unspeakable devastation...

    Glad ur okay. Take care

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  4. Btw, amazing poem. In my mom's words, "hats off to ur imagination"!

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  5. it musta been horrid.are all ur loved ones safe aquie??

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  6. *A Big bear hug to all of you* Me and my family are fine. One of my friends has not been so lucky though. May God give peace, courage and sanity to all of us. Have a safe Diwali everyone.

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  7. @mirage: A huge `Thank You' for your Mom! :o)

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  8. @CJ: Hey miss ya too :o)! Have a safe Diwali.

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  9. hey aquie hope u had a great diwali.

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  10. @rapz: Had a nice, quite diwali with the family :o)

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