STORIZEN POETRY Strange Beauty
- Sowmya Reddy
I stand at the crossroads unable to chose away. Fortunately, the wind carries me in a direction, making it easier.
My eyes fight not wanting to flutter.
Before me lay a captivating scenario; streams of waters.
Each exceeding its beauty in a strange way.
The first is as spotless as the sky, decorated by lush pink blossoms.
I’m fascinated by the way it mirrors me on it in the presence of its beauty.
The other is as black as our shadows, with a hint of blood.
Surprisingly, I also find glints of gold in it.
Once again, I curse myself unable to chose.
I wait for the wind to help.
Alas! It doesn’t.
I’m left on my own, along with my dubious thoughts.
The gold in the murky waters does attract me.
Yet, I can’t step into it.
For evil attracts us and drowns us in regret later, leading us to downfall.
I’m torn between gold, evil and good.
I question my conscience on who I was and whom I became.
On the other hand the waters as spotless as the sky held my breath.
For they are a handiwork such as weaving the effort, care, and love into a masterpiece of pure bliss, goodness, and not a trace of evil unlike the black waters.
I close my eyes and calm down, then with pride I step into it, to live like it, in it.
Each one of us has the right to thrive alike those pink blossoms and must.
The road is not empty to be occupied by dreams,
The path will be detangled to reach where it destined to be, No milestones will be a mirage once it used to be,
Bushes would buzz like a bee to a hazy breeze,
Milestones of accomplishments will root for others,
Failure will no longer be a broken signboard but an itinerary to a country mile of success.
Sowmya Reddy is currently pursuing engineering in the field of Information Technology. She is an introvert who pens her views and feelings on paper. She indulges in poetry when she has something to convey and when she wishes to escape from life. She believes writing is another way to bring out change, a change that is not temporary but permanent. Her poems were published in an anthology Pinwheel by Aarthi Sampath and also in Delhi Poetry Slam’s E-magazine. @reddy_sowmya_k_