My story

The temperature was pleasant, the weather was not. The Earth remained silent, the sky did not. Everything flashed bright, everything went dark. The insides stayed dry, the outsides could not. The stars weren’t shining; the moon had lost its way. Was the wind chasing something? The trees surrendered!

The wild searched for shelters, the lovers grew wild. The homeless asked for mercy, the enthusiasts couldn’t get enough. The rivers hastened, the bridges sank. The wells and ponds quenched their thirst, the frogs sang. The kids glued their gaze out of the windows, watching the light go on and off, and closed their ears, every time the sky roared! The farmers thanked the god, though the saints did not!

Were the gods crying that day? I came to this world. The pain abated, the tears dried. The worries blew away with the wind, everybody turned euphoric, and the baby was a boy. Amidst the violent nature and cheerful faces, I cried. I had never cried before! I breathed. I had never breathed before! The calendar spoke, 17 of December, 1998. The rain stopped, the hours ticked by. The morning dawned; the warm rays invaded the Earth. The waters evaporated, the tears did not!

The east shined with pride, the west waited the night. The birds explored the height, the sun grieved on its sight. It was a beginning of a new day. It was a beginning of a new life. It was a beginning of new hopes and dreams. Yet, something ended that day. The fear ended. The wait ended.

I saw the light, I could not face it. I felt the wind, I could not race it. Thoughts came, I could not express it. She looked me in the eye; even she could not guess it!

-To be Continued.