Insomnia

Slow night, so long,

Sleep ceases to befriend

Eyes closed, I'm asleep,

I do pretend.

 

Ticking of the clock,

Hissing of my breath,

assault my ears

without any break.

 

Taunting of the pillows,

Haunting of the thoughts,

leave me restless,

my soul battered.

 

Up above the ceiling, I stare

Left with nothing but utter despair

Can't I have a nightlong sweet slumber?

Longing for a dream surreal,

All I pray, a night without any ordeal.

The Whisper

 

 

A faint whisper,

feeble, yet sensible;

lingered gently on my ear

from the back of my shoulder.

 

Whisper,

that reminded me of my deeds of yesteryear,

truths unpleasant to hear,

sins I committed in the past,

stories unspoken to anyone.

 

Was it real, or a hallucination?

Or may be a dark premonition!

"who is this", I whimpered

No one answered, the whisper unperturbed.

I hated it to hear; hated it from my heart.

 

A peek at the back, all I wanted

I opened my eyes and saw a shadow on the wall i faced

The shadow was lurking me, made me sick

I stood up and moved my neck.

The curtain was still, in my room I was alone

A shadow was still there, this time that was Mine!

I'm fired!

 

A year back,

I entered the premises,

I was happy, I had dream in my eyes;

I got a place, also I got one boss

I started working so hard,

that my life went for a toss. 

Life was a bliss till next appraisal,

till the lay-off began, till that gloomy morning,

till I found the "Holy Pink Slip" on my table.

Impeccably enveloped!

Name neatly scribbled!

The letter of dismissal! 

A feeling of abandonment;

a many questions unanswered;

a future undestined and blurred;

on the brink of helplessness, I stood

unappreciated, unacclaimed, unrecognized!

Since my first day of work, I've been loyal

In return, what I got back is nothing but betrayal!

I had a life, I had recognition, I had dreams a million

Now, nothing but angst and agony are my new companion!

No one hires me now, I'm tired

I got a bad name...coz I'm fired!