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The child, deep inside

May 3, 2022
By animeshpradhan GOLD, Faridabad, Other
animeshpradhan GOLD, Faridabad, Other
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Somewhere, deep inside

He is wailing in agony

His eyes have gone beyond red

His tears are dancing in the air

His screams are deafening ears

He is crying,

Out of fear, out of loss

He is crying,

Like neverbefore

He is crying,

The little child still inside of me.

As I gaze upon my eternal companion

Whose life is slowly ticking out.

As I gaze upon with dry eyes

Not a sound comes out of my reluctant throat.

A hundred thoughts race across my mind

Not a single one comes outside.

Meanwhile, somewhere deep, deep inside,

The little child is crying,

Out of fear of loss of a dear old friend

Yet not a single tear comes outside.


The author's comments:

I lost a good friend of mine a while back. When we met in our childhood, we had planned to be together as best buds for the rest of our lives. We went through thick and thin together, he was with me at my lowest moments and left me alone at my highest. My inability to cry or say anything really meaningful to him in his last moments motivated me to write this poem.


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wownoice said...
on May. 13 2022 at 3:50 pm
wownoice, Hanoverpark, Illinois
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This is really good and relatable!! :D