Sunday, December 30, 2007

One with Darkness

We begin with darkness!
We end in darkness!
‘We are darkness. Darkness is us.’

We start our life in our mother’s dark womb,
In its security, comfort and care- we bloom in darkness!
‘We are darkness. Darkness is us.’

When we shut our eyes in extreme joy or in total sorrow,
Darkness gives us the respite we need in its abundance of feelings and thoughts!
‘We are darkness. Darkness is us.’

Every time we seek strength- it comes from the darkness within,
An inside that is deep, serene and boundless!
‘We are darkness. Darkness is us.’

When we wish to just be blank and thoughtless,
Darkness gives us peace!
‘We are darkness. Darkness is us.’

We die with eyes shut, moving into complete darkness,
Back to square one!
‘We are darkness. Darkness is us.’

We begin with darkness!
We end in darkness!
‘We are darkness. Darkness is us.’


- Pallavi Arur
pallaviarur@gmail.com

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

it's not a poem you read. it's something you live...........

Vishal Janani said...

oye hakuna.... what happened... its a decent poem... but why is it so dark... where did all the light go from your life?

guess its time you shud meet me.... :)

nice one.... is it the only one or you have posted other articles as well?

Anonymous said...

The idea of getting one with darkness is innovative. Though I would have expected some more mature lines to be a part of this poem.

Kavi DV said...

i like the haunting we are darkness line !! has a chorus humm bihind it !!

Kavi DV said...

i like the we are darkness line !! gota haunting feel to it plus repeating it gives it a nice touch !!

Anonymous said...

The concept of the poem is good...I liked the basic idea behind the poem..the way you begin with birth and end at death and relate everything to darkness is really nice...But I guess the poem could have been better...I dunno what, but something is amiss! Still..good conceptualisation!