Sanjana’s Poems-Dusk

Dusk

The time in which many emotions

Flood the banks of your mind at once.

Longing for the love and comfort,

Of the person you hold dear.

Hurt, broken, depressed,

Break the barriers of the dam quickly.

While you observe Dusk,

You also reflect on your life

Reviving your happy moments,

Who and what caused them.

But also bringing to mind,

Those who have hurt you.

Piercing you in the heart with a needle

Tempting and pricking

Hurting you more each time.

They keep reappearing.

But the soft pink hue of the sky

Calms the hurricane in your mind.

Slowly retreating until

Only beautiful thoughts occupy the space.

But not completely erasing the

What ifs?

Making you over-analyze everything

Making you skeptical of the present

Making you regret past decisions

Making you repeat every point in life

Making you think of an alternate ending

Until you feel the disappointment

Burn your vision

Spilling hatred over the peak of the volcano

Adding to your anxiety.

But the soft hand of Dusk

Wipes the tears on your cheek away.

Patting your shoulder, Dusk reassures you that

Everything turned out the way it did for a reason.

Humans are supposed to make mistakes

Learn from them

Improve from them

Reflect on them.

So you allow yourself to be swayed by Dusk’s words

And let your mind go blank.

The raging storm of your mind turns into a peaceful beach

While you watch Dusk slowly blend in with the darkness.