OPPOSITE CHOICES

Written for OSI Prompt : Choices



Devil’s Laughter is the Loudest

“Oh, you are shocked,
I know because you
Can’t find your opposite-self
In the mirror, yes, the other day
He stepped out quietly
And merged with you,
I saw it happening
Hiding under the transparent
Sheets of my own illusions
And from that day onwards
I am not able to meet
The real you, your opposite
Keeps on smiling through you
I don’t return his smile
Because I shouldn’t…
Won’t he feel pampered
When the real you is hiding
Behind him somewhere
One day it will happen
Mirror will take him back
And you will return to our world
Hey, you said his world?
Who is interested in anything good
And beautiful In today’s world,
Devil’s laughter is the loudest..”

The voice faints, and
I wake up with a sudden jolt
Sweating, what’s that..
A devil having taken over me
Whom I had been able to keep silent
In the darkened Depths
of my inner space for years,
Right from the time
I learnt to think, no,
Wouldn’t let my effort fail
With eyes close I sit in prayer
Invoking God to help
The Seer in me again take over
For that’s my calling,
My choice, out of opposite choices
Devil’s laughter may be the loudest
But it’s the smile of the seer
In which lie the roots of
My joy, comfort, and peace
And I know, my happiness lies
In my skill, of keeping the devil
Constantly quiet and still,
Sometimes I may fail, but let those
Occasions be absolutely rarer,
God, let the seer keep smiling!

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Move ahead, turn back
Or stay where you are, ah!
Life's myriad choices..


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