A Return To Serenity Poem by Debdip Maitra

And waves after waves of pain crash upon my heart,
Breaking up into the foamy dance of revellers.
Rejoicing that I finally lie here in the dirt,
So near yet so far from the goal we had set for as travellers.

Our hearts were young & our spirits were free,
And dreams great were nourished.
For together we could climb any tree,
By the strength of our bond, they flourished.

And then we set sail, to fulfill our desires,
But oh, the frailty of human natures...
Our very friendship was set on the fires,
Of jealousy & doubt, the vile creatures....

And gleefully they tore at all that was our strength,
Till the shackles of friendship lay broken at our feet.
And the days seemed hotter, the nights grew in length,
Could no longer bear to be part of the same fleet.

And so my separate way I went,
My greatest folly.
Forsaking a bond heaven sent,
And companions true & jolly.

Now as the waves crash against the rocky shore,
And the pain within reaches its peak,
Words to say fill my mind galore,
But there's none to whom I can speak.

And as the tears do sting the eye,
The rain begins to pour.
The time has come to bid the world goodbye,
I will wait, friends, by heaven's door...

For I cannot rest unless I confess,
My folly has cost me so dear.
The world is harsh, as I learnt when I turned my face,
And now my end is drawing near.

Fare thee well, fellow travellers of youth,
My mistakes have left me destroyed.
But the rain from the heavens does my fever soothe,
As I pass on into the void......