Abyss

Darkness of the night

Some glowing city lights 

Cool breeze touching her face

She took a swig of fire from her cigar

Sitting on the edge of the railing of 27th floor 

Past midnight deafening silence 

She looked down, further down, still further craning her neck ...uff

She fell into dark abyss

Lest she dropped the fire between her fingers

The tiny ball of fire slowly lingering down 

She kept looking down into darkness

Illusion of catching the fire but she let it go

What is that she really longed ?

The fire? Illusion of fiery freedom?

Abyss tempting her night after night

To catch the fire and end it all

Moist sweat on her temples

Nightmare wrapped their evil hands yet again Shadowy dreams of ever tempting abyss

Demons she laid rest , hide in the abyss

She smirked at those demons

Lit a cigar the fire lit up the place

The warmth within gave her solace

Calms the demons of the abyss

She wonders

At the edge, will she have a choice?

At the edge, will there be magic?

At the edge, will she have a chance? 

She fought many demons in abyss of her soul

She always found joy in tiny alcove

She found a fragile bridge over the deepest chasm

She found strength in abyss of eternity

Fire in between her fingers

Can it burn her?

Can it burn down everything she built?

Can it become the light in darkness?

Art work by my good friend an artist Vidya Vivek!