The Night So Long! ! Poem by Karanvir Gupta

...the night has been so long
I see no signs of seeing the dawn,
I have turned frozen on thoughts
and hopes too seem lost.

The fear has accumulated all over again
deep inside-I have a feeling of pain
I wonder how would I dispel the distrust
how would I quench the life's thirst.

Castles you say I made in air
dreams you say I weaved in hay
but all said and done, they were mine
But I dread will they ever shine.

The night has been so long.....

in the midst of things
I have seen myself going lost,
in the midst of nowhere
I just might not find a stop.

My patience is also giving up now
heart has already started beating slow,
the right moments have come and gone
I wonder if my dreams are not left shattered and torn.

Every now and then, I wonder where to go
neither I know nor someone comes and shows,
the path i'm dreaded of might not be the one to take'
but nobody ever promised life to be a cake.

Talking to myself in the silence of solitude
always I say "this too shall pass"
let the night stretch long & long
after-all how long the misery would prolong?