Saturday, November 28, 2009

Silence.

The sound of a beckoning silence;
that follows at dawn's first light.
Breaking the circle of violence,
that has lost its will to fight.
Calm on the outside,seething on the inside,
like two peas in a pod.
Nowhere to run to, or hide;
Does that not strike you as odd?

It has to choose between friend and foe,
No one knows what fate has in store.
The sky above and the ground below;
There's trouble knocking at the back door.

But virtue has its own reward;
The sun always shines after the rain.
So, do not even try to give in,
For silence will stick with you through thick and thin.

7 comments:

Insignia said...

Boy!!! you are transforming into a nice poet.

I liked these lines - "Calm on the outside,seething on the inside,
like two peas in a pod."

Didnt understand the following line though - "Nowhere to run to, or hide;"

Is this in context with the peas in the pod?

YOSEE said...

Well,well ! so you have a poetic vein too ! Do develop it.

This poem is very enigmatic. "Circle of violence", "no where to hide", "trouble knocking at the door".....whats the background, i wonder ! Any reference to 26/11 ?

kish said...

@insignia
On some level, yes, that's what i meant. I failed miserably:P
@yosee
Actually, this poem(if you can call it one) is about three kinds of silence.
The first six lines are about 26/11, and how making an outcry probably isn't such a good idea. I tried bringing the 'big brother' concept here. That's why 'no where to hide'

The second part is about silence that follows a mishap.
And the 3rd is about how silence will get you through both the good and bad times, and maybe, being silent isn't too bad an idea.
Too enigmatic, you would say?:P

YOSEE said...

Thanks for your explanation, which offers a clearer picture.

Re: Mysore Blog Park : Its by invitation only. I got recommended by Capt. Anup Murthy who had read my posts and forwarded it to the founder group. I will recommend your blog to them, we'll see what they decide.

AJEYA RAO said...

Whats the reason behind this silence? :-)

kish said...

None man, what is it that you love about reasons:P

VikWiz said...

NICE ONE! I guess you are letting the reader derive his/her own meaning from the poem.