A Broken Man Poem by Omkar Joshi

On a cold winter night,
Someone asked me for a light.
As I lit the flame,
I realized that he was a ghost,
A ghost, forgotten by most.

I sensed he had a tale to tell,
But then, the flame was blown out by a strong gale.
I shudder to this day,
As I remember how he laughed,
'Even this was not meant to be', he had mocked.

He gazed up in the sky,
Rose up a bit, as he tried to fly.
Hard he fell,
That he was crushed,
Anyone could tell.

He rose up slow,
From his wounds, blood began to flow.
'I should have never looked up', he rasped.
Realization hit me and I gasped,
'You're the one who fell'

He Smiled and bowed his head,
'I wish I were dead'
I looked at him in shock,
As the entire world started to rock.

A chasm opened beneath my feet,
I could see hell fires being lit.
'WHY? ', I wailed,
As the world started to fade.

He vanished in a puff of smoke,
As my soul finally broke.
I heard a voice in my head,
As I fell towards the dead.
'Because you loved. Becaused you dared.'