Theme: Illusion

Maya

 
They had been stranded on an island for days
 
Now the fates turned in their favour
 
For, by chance or not, the man discovered
 
A tiny boat, tied to a rock in a corner
 

 
The man and the woman, Maya, set out at once
 
With hopes for a new beginning; their tragedy now at an end
 
When halfway through, the storm clouds grew
 
And the ocean became a raging fiend
 

 
The terrified passengers prayed for their lives
 
Clinging to the boat that tossed about like a frisbee
 
When a huge wave rose and washed over them,
 
Plunging them into the turbulent sea
 

 
They were thrown apart, carried away by the waves;
 
Their hope of being alive, now a distant dream
 
When the woman realised, she was drowning,
 
And let out one last, hopeless scream
 

 
Down she went, swallowed by the waters
 
Her spirit ebbing in a long-drawn fight
 
When a distant memory came to her in a flash,
 
And she kicked and paddled with all her might
 

 
She finally broke through the surface
 
Grateful to the Lord for his merciful assistance
 
And was surprised to find the sea as calm as it could be
 
And the man in a boat, floating in the distance
 

 
He was sitting in a rescue boat, safe and sound
 
And when they spotted her and pulled her in too,
 
He said, “You’re alive! Thank God! 
 
I was right here, looking out for you!”
 

 
The truth slowly dawned on her
 
And the illusion disappeared, like the mist in sun’s rays
 
Their misfortune had been an eye-opener,
 
To everything that stood the test of time
 
And to the hand that worked in mysterious ways. 

08-Aug-2022

More By  :  Karishma V.M

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Comments on this Poem

Comment Beautiful perspective
of life !!

asha nigam
23-Aug-2022 07:29 AM


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