Wednesday, January 14, 2009

The battle with loneliness

BY ALPNA SAINI

A sea of loneliness confronts

I dare not plunge into

I stand ashore and stare

Unsure of myself and

Of your affection

I hardly know where to.


The sea is eager to devour me

Waves up and up and up

Higher and higher

I gather my thousand thoughts

And wrap myself against these waves

But what can mere thoughts do?


The rough, rude sea roars

He wants to conquer me

I feel the saline water

Biting the corners of my eyes

And then I suddenly know

That the battle is through.

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(Alpna Saini holds Master's degree in English. She teaches in Khalsa College for Women, Sidhwan Khurd,Ludhiana)

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

great piece

jupinderjit said...

sea evokes fear. It is vast, rowdy and strong. Loneliness, too, seems the same and powerful to engulf a mortal human. Like the sea, loneliness too seems endless.......but then only the brave swim across it...and many a great writers have emerged from the sea of melancholy

jupinder

Anonymous said...

great work....you will swim across the sea, go with the flow of life as once you advised me. good luck

Anonymous said...

reallty great

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Mampi said...

Well expressed Alpna, the last four lines are the best. Thank you Jupinderjit, for sharing this on your blog.