Her eyes wandered into the dark sky
As if searching an answer to her cry,
Her face shone with tears flowing
As she looked into the emptiness looming.
The waters below shimmered,
As the moon quietly appeared
She held on the railing, her hands still shivered,
With unsure thoughts that emerged…
A solace was all she wanted
In her dull and grey life,
She had found this in her new friend
Who promised her a happy life without end.
They sat at length
And shared their thoughts,
Walked hand in hand and
Listened to the music band
She met more friends of his-
All in search of endless bliss.
They met faithfully
At their ‘den’ for a ‘shot’ daily
It seemed heaven when friends
Sat and shared their finds.
The smoke carried them often
To a land of fantasy and awe
Where reason seemed to blur
Giving way to visions to err.
‘Being pure is not the fashion
Trying all out is the new passion,’
Sang the friends in loud chorus
And danced in their world of chaos.
She laughed at the new found liberty;
And at the binding society
That often kept her chained
And left her dreams maimed.
Yet she heard a voice, or didn’t she?
A faint cry, was it a ‘No’?
She shut her ears and eyes
And followed her friends advice…
She woke up as the sun’s rays
Touched and warmed her face
Familiar faces surrounded her
With worried looks they pondered
What caused a girl so bright
To lose all health and end in this plight?
Mother and father teary faced
Came close to her and embraced.
The doctor arrived with a grim face,
And gave the details of the case –
The girl has AIDS, it can’t be denied
Her unborn child too is destined to die.
And then she felt deserted
The truth left her shattered
Her parents too now stood away
Too scared to touch her, no way!
Alone on the bridge she stood,
Weighing her thoughts for good.
A resting place was all she longed for
To put her soul at peace, nothing more.
“Come to me all who are tired
And I will give you rest,” said
A voice still and small,
But quite distinct from all.
She had heard this before
But could not place it where
Now she knew the Way
Of hope and life without pay.
With eyes that shone bright
With an answer that was right,
She walked away from the bridge
As the night grew light
The rays of the sun warmed the earth
And a new dawned on her.
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