When I Encountered My Shadow!!

In the embrace of the abandoned dark,

When the whispers of glowworm

Were as laud as their spark

And the murmurs of night

Were as eerie as the sounds of ghost

In that lost moment

And a whimsical State

I was there

To trail down the stripped concourse,

Where a single lamp-post stands lit,

Illuminating it with golden flash

I remembered,

For n-number of times in the past     

I had passed by that neon glint patch

While silence was the ruling boss in the ambiance

But Today,

It was unusually strange

My Solitude was punctured by an insinuation

I paused for a moment and looked around

The sound was coming from beneath the ground                           

“You never look at me & register my existence

Even If I am the lone and forever, companion you have

Even If you spare a look, at once

It’s just to Look-down upon me, always”

The uttering voice was bewailed & grieved  

Made me cast my surprised look on the ground

And I encountered my SHADOW, in a lamenting sound

Replied I…

“You stride with me only when paths are bright,

But in darkness you are out of my sight.

You disappear often in the times of dark

Leaving me alone, done and off-track

Opportunist betray and you the one

I get hurt most when you shun”

Dismayed by my ruthless avowal,

My SHADOW said

“You could never see my fight with dark

That not only torments you,

But also steals my existence

Every time, you face darkness

I suffer an identity crisis

For you, it’s just twists and turns of life

But my fight is to bring light to your life

For my existence is because of the light around you

That’s why I always pray, a shining life for you”