Graveyard

by Shah   Mar 16, 2021


As I walk alone in the pouring rain
Thoughts go through my brain again

Nobody will see tears rolling down
And realize my heart is in meltdown

Even if they see it won't matter to me
About their opinions I am carefree

They will think that I'm grieving their loss
I think as I pass graves marked with a cross

Looking at the names written to identify
A place they got after the final good-bye

Finally laid to rest after the struggle for life
Death is a naked truth, undeniable and rife

As I stand by some graves to pay respect
I shall soon join you all there I do expect

Oh God have mercy on all those who left
They had to go, leaving their families bereft

Silently I wish to be in this place laid to rest
In this world I am nothing more than a guest

Who knows what pain I hide behind my eyes
As each and every day a part of me dies

Standing in this graveyard I feel like home
Where the only life are flowers and brome

Who knows that my heart is a graveyard
As it is deserted, dead and badly scarred

If not today then tomorrow the time will come
I will have to leave and return where I came from

No chance to escape what most do fear
It is obvious to all and absolutely clear

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  • 4 years ago

    by Meena Krish

    Each person has a place where he/she feels connected and a place to unwind. Though this place brings heaviness to the heart, it also is an insight into life. Well penned!

  • 4 years ago

    by Maple Tree

    Shah,

    Im becoming a huge fan of your poetry, Its raw and to the core emotional and your rhymes are flowy and just wonderful. As for the message, I have always found peace within a graveyard- Its a connection thats hard to explain but you do so with beauty and ease in your poetry.

    • 4 years ago

      by Shah

      Thank you Andrea,
      I write when I feel to write and never plan to do so beforehand. Then I let the words flow.
      Mostly expressing emotions and let the feeling chose the words until it becomes a chain.
      Yesterday I went to attend a funeral/burial and truly felt what I tried to express.
      The connection is quite simple as wise people say: a grave is the gate to the hereafter. An eye opener for our souls.

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