Black paint

                                                  Black paint

A mirror cracked,
There fell a tear,
A lonely silence
Looming near.

I wander daily, like a stone
Rise and fall, all alone.
The walls around close up on me.
Will anyone hear me ? Can someone see ?

Lost and hollow, i lie here awake.
The pain, I weep, and then some ache.
I see the light, it's far away
Come, take me off today..

I look up 'the heavens, as i crawl,
reminiscing the days, when i would stand tall.
Heavens, take this off my chest,
Release me from this empty nest.

If only with me, was there someone to talk,
Hold my hands, as i walk,
My heart would not always feel so cold,
I would not so much hate, being old.

So matter not, devil or saint -
O, wash me off this black paint !

- Saakshi sharma