sitting
here with all
those thoughts i
cannot drive away
makes me ignore the unusual
silence that everything around me
has gone into.
it is as if i have found
a priceless treasure;
as if a breathtaking view
is before me.
so near yet beyond my reach
i cannot but only appreciate
from where i stand and
from where i am supposed to be.
and pray
that someday
i’ll be a part
of that masterpiece.

even playgrounds get lonely at night
when all the children have been called home
the bright colored fixtures embraced by shadows
and the childish screams replaced by the rustling of leaves.
silence reigns every now and then.
tomorrow, life begins anew.