Demise Poem by Rutvi Padhy

The light wouldn’t shine for long,
Darkness comes closer to me,
And I try to escape its holds,
But its clutches won’t set me free.

I stroll, stumble my way around,
But the darkness, it pulls me deep,
I call for help, I cry aloud,
But no one hears me weep.

I keep fighting against the chains alone,
Alone, I keep walking against the winds,
But someday,
I wish to stop,
I wish to release the pain within.

Thus, I wouldn’t walk any farther,
I wouldn’t fight any more,
Now, I’d adhere to the terms of darkness,
To darkness, I’d submit my soul…