Like A Refuge Poem by Subashini Ravichandran

Memories play again

long after the eyelids close

making the heart flutter,

bringing a faint smile



The shrill noises outside

pale as each second spin

masked by sweet voices

that amuse the spirit



In the moments of aches

the gleeful hours play

like a favorite journey that

rides over the sufferings



Like an anchor to the ship

they keep me at bay

shielding against the

tall tides and rough winds



the wounds and stabs

and the scars that come along

are mended with a beam and

pushed back with reassurance



along the darkest tunnels

and the most unfamiliar paths

their invisible hands assure

that all is not yet crumbled.