In a flash …

' In a flash ... '  is a short poem , which tries to put forth the awakening cognitions with one's own self, across a short journey through time, in a flash of a moment.

I pause …

I look back, beyond time 

I see, zillion reasons to smile and cheer

Still, for all the unspoken struggles

which made me weak

A tear rolls down, and I smile.

I learned it the hard way all through

And emerged stronger, even before I knew.

I pause … 

And I try to see, beyond time

How the days to come will be ?

I hope to see, zillion reasons to smile and cheer

But for the silent thoughts, 

The slow growing web, spun by all expectations unheard.

Will I fall a prey to it ? 

And get hurt, from no one else 

But myself … 

I pause …

And look around, 

The bright sun and the blue skies -

The chirping of the birds, 

And the gentle breeze persuading me 

To believe in the moment.

The 'Now' which is so much alive

And I feel energized.

I pause ...

I laugh out loud,

At my fears and anticipations

which suddenly disappeared 

In the moment called 'Now'

And I walk ahead,

with this new realization

For the joy of conquest

begins here, with myself.