In Search of Peace

Desperate to end her life,

Words failed to stop her,

Tired of waking up to woes every morning,

Today found strength to walk aside...

Once betrayed in love,

Faith played an ugly game with her,

A family that treated her to worst-

She a single mother...

Alone she struggled,

To meet the both ends' need,

To keep the house warm,

And to send the children school

Her scars which she always tried to hide

Today became so obvious in her closed eyes...

All she wanted was peace,

In her family, in her life,

And today as she lies in her eternal sleep

Her children vying innocently for her open eyes,

Did she get what she wanted...

Peace?

-Bidyut

(This is one of my oldest. Just wanted to archive it.)

Published in "The Teenager" (Mumbai) magazine, June 2008 issue. Page 33

Image credit: Eddi van W.

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