The Journey To Dawn

Bhanusree S. Kumar of I Year BA English Copy Editor joins us on Heart-Bytes with 'The Journey to Dawn'. We look forward to her pleasant companionship on our own literary sojourn.

The Journey to Dawn

I dived fathoms deep

Into the raven-hued dark

Devoid of any chirp,

Caw, mew or bark.

I swam through the raucous

Silence that scares,

Amidst unwelcome beasts

Of day and their snares.

The air smelled rancid

From the waft of fear,

But vanished when I put

My faith in prayer.

Once or twice, I sensed

Visages familiar,

But time was scarce

And my route was clear.

I begged the waves to

Bless me with time to spare,

As I watched the act

With voices in full blare.

The act was a tale of joy

Peppered with no vicious treachery.

Just some harmless titter

That augmented the serenity.

But something clasped and

Shoved me to and fro,

And the waves around me

Humungous did they grow.

I craved for the lost peace

But saw my mother at the bay.

Her words ran amok

And slew all felicity in the fray.

Dragging my drowsy frame up, I straightened

The arrogance of my exhausted frizz.

The torment of the first rays ceased and

I soaked myself in the early morning bliss.