Shreds

The barren winds 

blow across 

my healed scars

tying a knot

of unbearable sighs.

The fleeting questions

that I hide 

in my bare bosom

lynches me

in veins of pain. 

Do You hear me, O' Lord?

The frail life

that defeats the barriers

through silent struggles

have lost the strength

and the words have dried

in your prayers.

I'm a past of You

with a beacon

of ensnared prophecies. 

Do You heed them, O' Lord?

The wheels of time

sewed up the ailing moans

but the soul  

immersed in piousness

died at the mercy 

of penance.

I ask,

why doth You

turn a blind eye

when I need thy 

vision to see the Sun.

I'm a gossamer 

glossed in your schemes,

now torn up into

sheer shreds, sheer shreds...

18 Aug 2008, by Abhilash Hegde

Reviews

[Marie]

Emotional pain is so finely sketched for your reader in this very soul-stirring poem, Abhi. I love how you speak to your God and question the events which have taken place and why he has ignored your needs. The visual detail is simply stunning. I can only imagine a soul splintered by what the heart, mind and soul have endured. I am a firm believer that our trials and tribulations make us stronger at the end of the day or at least, strong enough to be able to surmount the next obstacle which comes our way. All we need is to be strong enough. "The wheels of time
sewed up the ailing moans!" What a line! Wow! Lovely use of personification! A very eloquent write, superbly penned. Thank you for sharing, Abhi...

[Abhilash Hegde]

Yes, strength is what we need to surmount obstacles. In pain and prayers, the healing begins. Thanks for reading and sharing those wonderful thoughts, Marie. Appreciate it! Best, Abhi

[Marie]

Most welcome always, Abhi...

[Marianne Rose]

Deep and moving, the images of pain portrayed so poetically and uniquely, followed by the inserts of your questions to your Lord. It reads like one of of David's psalms in the Bible. The lonely tone and longing comes through, as well as the torment of a soul marked by unbearable sorrow. Thank you for posting this.

[Abhilash Hegde]

The hardest and the toughest moments that we go through in our lives sometimes do leave a few scars behind. We endure the pain and those bruises does make us stronger. May be we come out as better individuals out of the whole process. However, the soul does cry its tears. Thanks so much for visiting and leaving this review. Appreciate it, Marianne!

[Lydia Shutter]

A feeling of desperation floats through your words. At low times, people turn to spirituality and religion to help them. A strong plea to the heavens in this one. Written from the heart. Lydi**

[Abhilash Hegde]

Very true! spirituality has a healing touch and in some ways, it's transforming too.
Thanks for visiting, Lydia !

[jacob erin-cilberto]

i guess sometimes we just feel like the cause is lost...our soul is out there in the wilderness of space and time....we feel crushed by life, with no way to save ourselves...and we feel he has turned a blind eye to our suffering...
no salvation just the plight of wreckage.

j.

[Abhilash Hegde]

When we need inspiration, strength and vision to see beyond our circumstances, we always turn to Almighty and seek His guidance. Very nice to hear your thoughts, jacob. Thanks for sparing time for this one :)