The Bridge

I walked humming on a road
The first time I walked without any load
So I moved a far distance
That far that it weakened my existence.

I didn't know where I reached
The place was spooky and within me someone screeched
I felt a pinch of loneliness,
Which completely juddered my happiness.

I wanted to get out of there,
The surroundings and serenity - I could not bear
That area was quiet and different,
I was unable to identify the way that was afferent.

I chose a path to walk on
I needed to reach home before dawn
The way I chose was thorny and painful
But I beared all pain because that was the needful.

I stood on the end of the path I chose,
What I saw ahead froze my nose.
I had to cross a weak bridge to reach the other side
Seeing the condition of the bridge I nearly died.

The bridge was wooden and weak,
I could see the termites feasting on the teak.
Down below was a deep valley,
I overlooked myself being an atheist and started praying to see
something holy.

I stood confused on the verge of life and death
I decided to move ahead and I held my breath
A small misbalance could claim my life,
And within no time the hell would become my wife.

I moved a few steps and heard the wood creak,
A piercing wind started to blow rendering my audacity weak.
With the little courage I had, I moved on
Hoping to see the bright flowers in my lush green lawn.

I had crossed the bridge half way
And luckily no difficulty extended its sway
I felt I could reach the other side
Something within me confirmed that I won’t meet with demise.

I became over-confident with my luck,
I started considering myself a clever black-buck
But this time the luck didn't favour me,
It struck hard on my attitude of moving tension-free.

The bridge collapsed and I fell,
The valley echoed distinctly my yell
But thank God! This was a dream,
I became normal again after sensing where I was and I needn't
to scream.

There was sweat on my face,
I was frightened and tense
I didn't know how to react,
I was petrified at that moment with deft.

This dream taught me a lesson -
'We always don't know what will happen
We cannot achieve everything we desire
Even though we may have the lust or fire,

Perhaps the nature has thought something special for us,
We should be patient enough to wait for that present
without creating any fuss.
Everything should not be taken for granted,
Sometimes we may get those things which we never wanted.'