Into the Dawn

As I stood staring

Staring at the stars

The endless sky spread above me

Below me, nothing but naked blades of grass

And I sat thinking

Remembering the left behind past

Most of which I wanted to forget

Albeit some moments which I wished would last

As I lay mystified

Wondering if this was it

Whether there was more that I could have done

Or had I done my bit

And I found my heart discovering

Courage to again stand up on my feet

It was time to start afresh

And wake up from the dream

Beyond the Blur

Where pleasure ends and pain begins

The lines are blurring

Waiting for the letters that no one sends

Life passes me by

Speaking into the phone that is my past

It is my own voice which echoes

Nothing but nothingness at last

As I go through my death throes

Staring into the darkness

A ghostly image it is that I see

It disappears as I reach out towards it

And I realize that it is no one but me

As I gaze into that mirror

Wondering of things that could have been

The pleasure has ended and the pain has begun

No line between the two can now be seen