Tunnel

Tunnel

A tunnel entraps me, darkness surrounds,

Alone I stand, with losses unbound.

No end in sight, no path to claim,

My courage wanes, slipping from my frame.

I yearn for dawn's warm, golden light,

To banish nights of endless fight.

But now, an unseen force holds me tight,

A noose around my neck, suffocating my sight.

My breaths are shallow, veins run dry,

My bones, a withered, parched sigh.

I thirst for oceans, to quench my soul,

And long to cling to mountains, to make me whole.

Trapped like a bird, I cry out loud,

But none hear my desperate crowd.

Is anyone there? Can anyone guide?

Show me the path, and the journey's tide?

Will I find an end to this endless night?

Or wander, lost, without a guiding light?

I'll press on, though my feet may stray,

And keep my eyes open, come what may.

 

– Goldi Mishra