Company Of A Madman

In the general coach of

My home bound train,

Entered a lunatic, quickly

Earning hate of all men.

As fate had it, he chose

To sit just in front of me;

I could have got up and gone,

But I had paid my fee.

Unasked, yet he answered;

How much he loved her,

Their beautiful family and

Fun, they had together.

Tried hard to ignore,

But hardly I could escape,

This tale of broken wings,

Watching a beloved's rape.

Suddenly his eyes filled,

He let out a moaning cry,

My soul did ache, I wept

Only without tear in my eye.

Every day he narrated,

This heart wrenching fate;

Was it his own life story or

A tragedy he would create?

Seeing his emotion, I couldn't

Help but feel so rogue;

As he carried on with,

His insane monologue.

© Nirmalya Panigrahi