O Life Poem by Shrini Deewana

O LIFE, I HATE YOU,
I HATE YOU TO SUCH AN EXTENT THAT,
I HAVE STARTED LOVING DEATH.

O LIFE, THOUGH YOU ARE KNOWN TO BE
BRIGHT N COLOURFUL,
YOU ARE UNCERTAIN,
AT TIMES, YOU ARE COLOURFUL,
ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU BECOME
SO DARK AND DULL THAT
I FIND IT DIFFICULT TO
ADJUST MYSELF WITH YOU.

O LIFE, DEATH THOUGH DARK
IT ALWAYS REMAINS DARK, THOUGH INITIALLY
ONE FINDS DARKNESS, A BIT DIFFICULT
TO ADJUST, BUT ONCE ADJUSTED TO IT,
ITS LOVING AND CHEERFUL.
DARKNESS OF DEATH IS CERTAIN
WHICH NEVER CHANGES WITH TIME.

O LIFE, DEATH THOUGH BITTER
ON ITS ARRIVAL, ONCE IT FULLY
EMBRACES, I CAN GET RID OF ALL
THE WORLDLY TROUBLES CAUSED BY YOU.

O LIFE, YOU ARE THE ONE WHO WILL
ULTIMATELY LEAD ME TO DEATH,
BUT, DEATH, WILL ULTIMATELY LEAD ME TO
AN ETERNAL LIFE WHICH HAS NO END.

SHRINI “DEEWANA”