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Possessed
Rendered speechless by the sudden movement
The swish and flick of the candles wick
Frightening shadows on the wall; end to end
Evil and cruelty; fast and slick
Trapped in an invisible boundary; devoid of strength and hope
No chance to escape; every turn reveals a locked door
My life’s clinging desperately on a tattered rope
Who knows, in future, what’s in store?
Stunned with astonishment; unable to speak
Heart beating fast; pumping with a start
Shadows everywhere, shadows of death
Mocking and taunting; the fear will never leak
`
Surrounded by darkness, stranded in it
Not a teeny bit of hope;not even the candle which itself evokes
Wishing for more; pleading for life
But everything is impossible in this world where we have to strive hard to survive
Do desires of men actually come true?
Then why am I stuck in this hazardous hue?
Question after question, flooding into my mind
Does this happen to all of my kind?
Why am I the one invaded with evil?
A creature of gloom; my life’s going down a steeple
Unfolding in the darkness; grasped in its arms
Holding it tightly; showering pain like a storm
I can’t say that my life’s any longer mine
Soon, I will be possessed, possessed for good
Possessed by the evil spirit which encircles the room
No light, just shadows an uneasy presence around
I can taste the eagerness of the creature in the air
While it feeds on my helplessness, hopelessness and despair
The very same thoughts come back to me
“Why me?” my heart cries “Why me?”
A whiff of air and the candle is blown
Ice cold fingers grasp my bare throat
How can I describe the agony and pain?
I am soon going to crack under the strain
The room is plunged in darkness and gloom
Representing my life which has come to a doom
Halted and obstacled, trapped in the hands of one
Whose tight grip wouldn’t allow anyone to run
I was being pushed into terror and pain
But why such pain when there will be no gain?
How is like to feel but not to see?
The distress of being overcome by cruelty
Finally, the creature thought it had tortured me enough`
It grasped by hands tightly and came another shot of pain
But this was gladly the final torment
My life was just about to end
A jerk and a jolt and a twinge of shock
I could now see the creature; and it was smirking with mock
Entering into me causing unbearable throe
From this world I am soon going to go
My soul was jolted back and became a mere shadow on the wall
And watched in helplessness as the new owner of my body shoved it out
Soon my own body turned towards me, a wicked smile in its face, never seen before
I howled into the shadows and cried out loud
Sunk into the cold hard ground
Still, my darkest memory is that day
When my life had gone astray….
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