To the Night

Here I am, it’s just me here,

I’m completely sane, there’s nothing to fear.

Artists are singing here, as if they’re standing right beside me,

But looking around there’s but no one I see.

It’s now my favorite part of the day,

When dark blankets all but the room I stay.

When all the world lay fast asleep and silence reigns over the deep,

Inspiration gushes into me from all around,

To unlock something new my mind has found.

And when the music goes down real low,

The music of silence begins to flow,

To once again take its rightful place,

Beside the throne of dark to reign.

I seem to be fighting a battle this night,

Darkness is trying to take over all my room’s light,

But don’t worry I’m not giving it up without a fight,

Not till I finish what I think I should write.

 This is my masterpiece for tonight,

And let me now dedicate it to the time of day without light.

Before the night and whatever it holds conquers me to sleep,

While the world lay fast asleep and silence reigns over the deep.

Abishek Suresh.

The Door

That dark night when there was no cold or fog,

When one only heard the faint barks of some wild street dog,

I could see only you below, from the window in my room,

Let’s say one of the perks of not sleeping too soon.

Running down the steps excited and almost tripping,

I remember holding my robe with my heart fast beaping,

I ran for the door to welcome you in,

Nervous yet frightened that this was some big sin.

With my cheeks fast against the door, and my eye right in the hole,

I tried to get a better glimpse of what I saw sometime before.

Although small, the picture was now clear,

This was definitely not a creature to fear.

It was a young maiden at the door; promise I had never seen her before,

But her voice that described the beauty in her was just too very familiar to hear.

Knocking patiently at my door, it seemed she carried a message to deliver,

But whatever it was she wanted to say, I knew I wasn’t gonna give her way.

When I woke up next morning, the message became all too clear,

I heard the voice in me again and just froze with fear.

It was the voice of my heart I heard the previous night,

And suddenly realized what I had done was just not right.

I had completely sealed my heart’s true interests and feelings

And was running blindly behind what the entire world was doing.

To think there are so many more out there, just like me made me sore,

Who are locking their true and faithful maidens out their heart’s door.

                                                                                                                                Abishek Suresh.