Destiny's Lonely Child
The autumn evening drifts through the window. I see a lonely bird flying high as the naked branches of leaf-stripped trees are sculpted black against a distant sky.
Birds returned home after all their day’s transactions finally came to an end. Just darkness remains and now sitting with me face to face in my room was loneliness.
“Never have I called out, why are you after me?” was my question.
“You are destiny’s lonely child”, came the reply. “I am here to lead you through the lonely road of life, a road through the wretched deserts with no boundaries.”
“I’ve already left my footprints on the wide city roads, on the narrow side streets and on all highways and alleys. I can find my own way, who are you to lead me?”
“You always believed that you are destined for loneliness and here I am - your destiny. I was born from your belief.”
“So, you are my destiny? Well, my veins seem still and my blood feels ice; I see dry leaves and wings of dead doves. Now tell me am I dead or wandering in the land of the dead?”
“Living a lonely life is a long, grief filled journey progressing from darkness to darkness. You are as good as dead; it’s just that a breathing corpse does not decompose”. He laughed raucously as he spoke those words.
His laughter echoed pain through the empty walls inside my heart.
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You can read more of my writing pieces on loneliness here on my Blog ---> My Flavour of Loneliness
My sincere thanks to Jason Evans for giving me this opportunity to be a part of the wonderful contest.
