It Is Dark Poem by lalitha iyer

It is dark
I am blinded
my alleys are lightless
fear is creeping
a child's fear it is
to hug to somebody
strong and forceful
who could take me up
to the heights of heavens
and tell me that life is all even
i started crying
my prayers were over
i did not stars see
neither the moon
it was under the clouds
somebody is hiding
behind the walls
I know
I know it is to kill me
or rape me brute
I started weeping
afraid of shouting
for my sound echoed
down the alleys
and I started shaking
shivering with aching
that was me
a Child of five
slowly I grew
my tears dried
fears no more fried
my tenders sleepless
now I know
that the night
is as romantic
and beautiful
as the full-lit day
that it is not the end
it is the way to the dawn
that sleep is sexy
and dreams are blessings
that cot is foamy
and pillows are lovely
they soothen the brains
and stifle the pains
I know now
my world is not dark
the light of Sun
is not the end of the run
my hopes are sealed
s they are concealed
in the deepest spots
where life stream gurgles
and God's cream suckles....