nothing really new

The dark night had never been soothing to my tired senses. I close my eyes and millions of fractured images pierce through my virginal sleep, dreams used to be my daily fodder long ago but now these interrupting collages keep me away from my penchant; to weave new tales of life, love and luck. Every hour the clock in my hallways strikes the requisite number of times religiously and; silently falls back into its quiet slumber- only to re-emphasize its ticking that was lost in the sounds of people snoring and in the rhythmical sound made by the spinning breeze oozing out of fanatically winding wings of the fan. One more day of my life has passed…and wt happened?----nothing ----oh! Be cautious, do not over read into the charming enigmatic word “nothing”. I was stressed and restless when the world around me was spinning ceaselessly with events, happenings, facts, findings, highs, lows etc and I was alarmed of the vertigo that was overpowering my rational faculty. All I wished vehemently w

" Caught in a maelstrom Deserted by my closest Oh Jesus, do you see our destinies intertwined - yours and mine Why the familiar déjà - vu ? Jesus, you had a higher pedestal - heaven to escape to.. What about me, a mortal.. Mistakes can be made up for ; But you can murder someone only once Stabbed brutally was I not once but twice - (Ha Jesus, you remember this number too, don’t you) Every line of verse seems a lie Words I longed to hear.. Seem to have lost their way Convince me: Something she was never able to achieve Confuse me: Well, I deluded her into believing that she managed to I was branded insensitive Look at the irony I don’t get the answers I want I am lied to I am ignored Prostitutes are treated better Besides, they can boast of the moolah Caught in a maelstrom Deserted by my closest But I shall swim through… I will swim through…"