Days After-28 Poem by Smrui Ranjan Mohanty

And after

DAYS AFTER-28

All along
You have been a winner
You can not afford to lose to old age
Something which you do not like
And comfortable with

Your biggest enemy
Is knocking at the door
Will you fight back or
Make a meek surrender?
The choice is yours

Will you succumb to something
Which you hate the most
Or find the warrior in you
That saw you through against all odds

Your enemy is playing a mind game with you
Study its moves
Prepare yourself physically and mentally
For the last bout
I know! if you can drive it away from your mind
Nothing can stop you from winning the game

Look at your enemy with a straight face
Don't listen to its voice
Let it say, what it intends to say
Close your ears and eyes
Never pay any heed to it
Never allow it to rule over your mind
If it gets into your mind
Gradually it will take over your body
Paralyse your mind and play its nasty tricks
And you will go on sinking into the abyss

Smruti Ranjan Mohanty©
India
28.12.2022