Rescued

trapped, suicidal, melancholy & coming out of it..

Silence surrounding me, is deafening,

Every word has a little less meaning

Now, when it comes out a little too late,

Is it al-right, to give up to fate?

 

Was it just fate that I fell of the cuff?

Or my own deeds were the leash, in my ruffs.

Is it just me or the world has stopped,

And time and again my days are robbed?

 

I feel the body but not the soul,

Is it out somewhere or not at all?

Will I always wait here at the shore,

Or someday sail away in a voyage to soar?

 

I had once dreamt, of riding a saddled horse

On the meadow, taking me wherever it wants,

Or to fly above the clouds like a bird of Jove,

To glide inadvertently and sail through the cove

 

Just when the despair was about to consume me

I felt something shifting and my world tilting

I turned around to fill it in my sight

And saw the bright shimmering, white light

 

It took sometime, for my eyes to adjust,

Air whispering to me of peace and just

Low hums of divinity filling all my senses

Holding me in the trance of warmth and benevolence

 

My soul and body felt revived and alive,

The divine figure bestowed me with her kind vibe.

Happiness filled me, to finally meet the Almighty.

But the arrival may mean to return to my vanity.

 

She held her hand out, for me to take

It was the time; I had a decision to make.

Both the choices seemed equally enigmatic

Anything I’ll choose would result big.

 

Taking death, getting rid of worldly strife

Would mean to disrespect, God’s gift of life

But embracing life would mean the same

Change in the game would just be for name.

 

At that moment, the only thing I sought

Was a piece of advice, more than a nought

I looked expectantly at the divine figure,

Those beaming eyes made a helping gesture.

 

She took my hands and clasped between hers

Then beckoned me to close my eyes in a whisper,

With complete trust I did, as she said

I saw something in the blankness spread.

 

Slowly the shapes and colors came forth

I recognized my parents, walking towards north.

They reached our backyard and halted there,

Appeared emptied of emotion, nothing to share

 

I noticed the void hanging in their eyes,

The heavy air looked gloomy and vice.

Alone my parents walked towards a grave,

Then fell to their knees as if to crave.

 

I wanted to reach out and console them,

Tears ran down my eyes, heart went to them.

I peered at the tombstone and choked abruptly,

Because the name on the grave was mine only

 

I spang opened my eyes, I can’t bear anymore

It is too much to take in, I wanted to roar.

With misty eyes I looked at the almighty,

Her eyes bore into mine with rationality.

 

She saved me from making a big mistake,

Which I would have regretted for life’s sake

Now, I profoundly knew what I had to do:

Choose life with a purpose and start anew.

 

Without delay, I thanked the Almighty there

And ran away straight, to my house somewhere.

I ran as fast as my legs would take,

So many reversals were there to make.

 

By now, the bells had started to chime,

My heart drumming and singing the hymn

It felt like an eternity has passed

When I met and hugged my parents at last.

 

As soon as I saw them, I closed my eyes,

To thank the Almighty for all our lives:

Tears swept my cheeks and spilled down

My heart filled up with enduring sound.

 

Slowly when I, opened my eyes to look,

I found myself on the bed, at the nook

With my soul afresh and blood racing,

I embraced my life as Almighty’s Blessing!

Author's Note

Thank you for your time..!

Reviews

[Coyote Poetry]

A emotional journey in your words. You took readers to places and thoughts.
"As soon as I saw them, I closed my eyes,
To thank the Almighty for all our lives:
Tears swept my cheeks and spilled down
My heart filled up with enduring sound."
Life teaches us many lessons. Sometime we must read a dead-end to know we had traveled down the wrong path. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[Jyoti_Ablaze]

We don't realise but Life is always worth it..
Thank you so much for the review.

[Coyote Poetry]

You are right and you are welcome.

[Asra Hakak]

i found the turn over from negative thoughts to a positive action very impressive
great work jyoti

[Jyoti_Ablaze]

Thank you Asra for your kind words!

[Surya pradha]

i see great capacity in the poem, it was great! you have great skill, that's for sure. the only problem is, some parts of the poem seem to rhyme for the sake of rhyming. try to avoid that. and in the line 'I spang opened my eyes', i think you meant sprang, it was probably a typo. anyway, keep writing and please excuse me if i seem to be criticizing. great job!

[Jyoti_Ablaze]

Thank you for your honest review, I appreciate!

[Tks]

This was a lovely piece, Jyoti..so many emotions fused into one. You are slowly rekindling my own writing, if I may say so! The rhyme scene in your piece here was very succinct, and not overly done. A fine contemporary poem has many elements that distinguish it from the dull crowd, and yours encompassed many of those elements. Kudos, Jyoti!
-Tks

[Jyoti_Ablaze]

Thank you so much Tks, for your encouraging review!

[Deepak Belbase]

nice concept & words, I like you change the flow of emotions with poem played line to line. I was picturing a dream in whole process. Because the thing you're unaware of like a dream so real & intense that mortally connect with your self. I feel the the sense of security in your word like a lost that is not yet happen but can happen anytime and it haunted you this time... Wonderful! Piece.

[Jyoti_Ablaze]

Thank you so much for your insightful review!

[Cassie]

Life is beautiful and there is no hope for the dead but hope for the living, this is a good poem which shows clearly the suicidal thoughts, the loneliness, the hurt and finally the escape from all this sorrow and the light that is found after winning over those thoughts. I enjoyed reading

[Jyoti_Ablaze]

I am glad you enjoyed it. Thank you so much for your reflections on it.

[dexterous sam]

charm in every word ,a depressed soul want to overcome with the inner thoughts which are continuously bewildering them and the concept of dream is ravishing ...it's such a pleasure to read you....OBVIOUS

[Jyoti_Ablaze]

Thank you so very much! I am glad you liked it!

[dexterous sam]

your welcome

[Sari Segale]

Coming from the dark journey of the soul to the light, clarity; always a way to be grateful, happy. Profound
meaning, well written , effective powerful ending "I embrace my life as Almighty"s blessing, thanks for sharing.

[Jyoti_Ablaze]

I am glad you liked it! Thank you!

[butterfly desire]

I suffer from manic depressive bi -polar disorder
and also struggled with being a cutter so I can tell
you first hand you hit the nail on the head good job .

[Jyoti_Ablaze]

Good Gracious! Life is a gift, nothing can replace it and nothing in the world could be worthy enough to end it!
I will be more than happy if this work of mine, had been able to put some sense, emphasizing my point! God Bless!

[butterfly desire]

Thank you for your blessings ,but let me add my life
did a total 360 when I met my boyfriend
and I had my son who is 9 years old now so no worries

[Jyoti_Ablaze]

Good to know that! :)

[E G TEN]

A journey taken from a deep within, a path of which all must
Come in full circles until the very end. A writing is never long to those
Who can read between the lines. Your narrative skills are
Precisely clear. And that part about the tombstone and what
name was written on it, Hits me gently in my heart.
Very cool story Jyoti

[Jyoti_Ablaze]

Thank you so much, E G Ten, for your insightful review!

[Josie E. Cook M. A.]

An awakening~
Time to change and live in the moment with freshness.
Simple things become something better in clearer eyes...
Arriving at the brink of clarity in life.

[Jyoti_Ablaze]

Thank you for the insightful commentary.

[Josie E. Cook M. A.]

You are welcome. :)