Shroud Poem by Jay P Narain

A shroud, invisible, and omnipresent,
hangs over my shoulders, mind, and heart,
it's the veil, invincible, and impermeable,
keeps my feelings deep inside my heart.

Tender touching feelings reverberates inside the shroud,
Images of loved ones appear and disappear on sight,
the sweet memories and recollections are inscribed over it walls;
I am a prisoner of my emotions inside its walls.

There is no escape from the shroud,
from the intertwined feelings and love,
Even the tears flowing down the cheeks,
Seem to get swallowed deep inside the heart.

Time and tide waits for no one,
the darkness of shroud will lift some day,
I will appreciate more the beauty and virtues of people around me,
and I will learn to love someone than to fall in love with love itself.