My Death

A by Leena Bose

It's an imaginary poem about my death.

Sound of tears everywhere
Hark! I hear it louder and louder
People walk by me crying
Smell of fresh rose garland on me
They bend to kiss me last

Sound of tears everywhere
Smell of pure agarbathi spread the room
A white shroud on me scented well
Flies being fanned off by loving mother
Wiping never ending tears from her eyes

Sound of tears everywhere
There you come to see me last
Your sound of a bitter cry I hear
But lo! You had never heard my tears
And here I lie lifeless just for you

Sound of tears everywhere
You call my name aloud to my deaf ears
Those ears which loved to hear your name
Now are numbed to your cry
They are lifeless with no blood

Sound of tears everywhere
You sit by my side and see me
Hands which longed to touch you near by
But lo! They are numb and lifeless now
Finger still longing for your ring

Sound of tears everywhere
Flowers strewn all around the room
Sensual smell, which you refused to give
Now your tears make no sense
Other than my numb heart feeling for it

Sound of tears everywhere
If fate wasn’t harsh like you
Our love would have succeeded
These flowers would have been used for us
To decorate the first day’s bed, but alas!

Sound of tears everywhere
I could hear the loud cry of my bereaved parents
But my numbed hands couldn’t console them
Love is so painful worthy of my life?
Will it take me to the land of the divine?

Sounds of tears everywhere
Cry louder and louder as they part my carcass
Left alone with my memories sweet and sour
There she faints my mother with pain laden heart
As they part me to a land unknown

Sounds of tears everywhere
You walk along with me all the way
I feel your presence near my numbed leg
Wiping painful tears strewing flowers
For this is our last walk in our life

Sounds of tears everywhere
We have strolled on the shores worriless
Bygone are those days never to come back
For mine pain laden heart hath stopped work
Thou hath denied me of thine love my dear

Sound of tears everywhere
Tears of my dad wet my cheeks as he kisses me good bye
Tears roll down your eyes as u bend to bid me bye
Dad wont thee save me, wont thee take me with you anymore?
This marks the end of my life they nail my last bed

Sound of tears everywhere
Into that deep dark ground I lay
It fears me a lot, dad wont thee save me?
Thou hath lead me all the way from birth to death
Its dark here scared and terrified with numbed body

Suddenly, sounds stop forever for
He hath come to take me to the cursed land
For a grave mistake of mine
Love aye painful but life aye precious
God giveth only once
Not to throw as you like for life aye precious

Into the land of hell all alone
I go….letting my death
Be a knell to all those pain laden hearts
For death ain’t the solution for bereaved hearts….