That day they took
away my family, my friends and my soul.
That day they took
away all my reasons to be whole.
And no happiness, no smile or laughter can ever return to me,
And no happiness, no smile or laughter can ever return to me,
That day they took
away my everything from me.
Every word she spoke, embedded
in my memory forever.
Her every last
whisper, carved in my heart together.
Her walk to her last
slumber, frail yet weak,
Her screaming eyes and
her silent shriek.
I remember them asking
her what death tasted like,
Taunting her,
humiliating her subtle pride.
She didn't answer, she
didn't unveil her fear,
But I saw right
through her, to that innocent tear.
I saw that mere speck
of hope despite the helplessness,
And even in her last
moments, I saw her graceful elegance.
I envied her, how she
could respond with such a calm demeanor,
Whereas pathetic
little I, had already committed surrender.
And then I saw it, the
flicker of a meek smile on her face,
I saw her laugh and
everything fit into place.
And slowly she mouthed
those beautiful words to me,
'I will always love
you, my sister. Take care of Ammi for me.'
And then the heart
rendering sound of a gunshot blaring,
The ripple of that
single bullet slowly blazing.
Piercing my sister's
heart, and leaving an eternal hole,
Shredding my own into
a billion pieces, ripping out her soul.
I was numb and a heart stomping scream left me lifeless,
I stood grappled by
her dead body, so motionless.
Pain seared through
me, dawning the realisation over,
That she was gone, not
coming back, that this was for ever.
My screams, my shouts
and my curses to destiny were all in vain,
Nothing I do will ever
bring her back, again.
And then it suddenly
hit me, the vanity of it all.
I was weak, vulnerable
and defenceless to my own fall.
Slowly, I crouched
under my desk, silently weeping.
That same desk where
she sat with me everyday, still breathing.
I sniffled a cough and
looked around in that dreadful mayhem,
Blood, and shattered
dreams lay around in devastation.
Suddenly those loud
footsteps overwhelmed me as they came near,
In that deadly moment,
only the horrid screams I could hear.
That resonated in my
mind, as I tried to numb my pain,
But as two bullets
pierced my left leg, it was all in vain.
I stuffed my tie in my
mouth to prevent myself from screaming,
A deadly darkness
overcame me as I lay there grieving.
But I didn't lose my
consciousness yet the pain was unbearable,
And to overcome my
misery, my attempts were merely feeble.
And through the slits
of my eyes, I saw my best friend burning,
Dying in the middle of
the room, her body solemnly grieving.
And I couldn't take it
anymore, wished that death would overtake me,
Hoped that it would
take me out of the macramé of my misery.
...
...
Since then a week has
passed but it feels like an eternity,
I try to find
something to blame, maybe its my destiny.
Alas! They won't come
back nor can the done be undone,
I try to find some
hope but oh, what has this world become?!
That day they took
away my family, my friends and my soul.
That day they took
away all my reasons to be whole.
And no happiness, no
smile or laughter can ever return to me,
That day they took
away my everything from me.
