Riding alone
On my cloud
With the dark winds blowing
behind me
I sail in the ocean 
of spent tears
Adding my own 
To it


Abandoned and accused
All my life
Of neglect and ineptitude 
Of worldly kind
And teared apart by
By whispering knives
Shredding the heart
To pieces.

But now free of pain
On my own 
Free of load
I rise again
Ocean of tears
Fast fading behind
As the distant darkness
Beckons me

Darkness will never
Judge me
Darkness will never
Accuse me
Darkness will just
Provide me
A lasting place
To hide

©️ShashikantDudhgaonkar