Launchorasince 2014
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A closer encounter to reality.


I gain consciousness to see the strange mist that hovers around me, I seem to find myself helplessly lost in a place I never wanted to be. Fear is smirking at me, while it sends down an electrified shiver down my spine. I search for a person amidst the  desertified burial ground . I'm trying to figure a way out from this but the mist blinds my eye . I start to hallucinate what my mind is trying to project yet don't wanna see it in this gloomy day ,the dreadful silence to it adds  it's own flavours . Hairs over my hands rose up to shelter my horrifying thoughts. While the wind blew making awful sounds passing through my ear.I took smaller steps and walked in a way, as something was awaiting out desperately for me ahead ,which I wasn't ready for.

A hope which awaited seems to be stabbed at the very instance I saw white roses lying on the coffin which I have seen before. My heart stops while I froze reluctant to move ahead I close my eyes taking deep breaths. I pinch myself as to check on reality. Opened my eyes to find  I was right there for a layer of water starts to flood into my eye .I loose control over myself landing my knee over the dry maple leaves. Drops of water fall down looking at the white roses lying ahead of the molten candles lit. I seem to cocoon myself up kneeling down with all possible threads of sadness. I start to feel my aura being infected on the invasion of the unknown. I feel suffocated and choked while grief consumed my energies. I was left lifeless next to the wooden coffin I don't seem to be aware of anything not even the idea that I lied there alone in amidst the cremation ground under the moonlight. I regain sense when the  steel gates swung back and forth due to the wind  blowing which had even lift up the lifeless leaves fallen.

I get a boost to check for the name plate before I fall into further delusion of imprisonment.I extend my hand further  to dust off the sand from the coffin. My hand gets numb and cold I bend ahead to read "As the dearest departs he would leave his heart for the ones he owned for nothing could range the loss of a soul which meant everything to his beloved ....REST IN PEACE Mrs Riley" .I got a life finally I seem to rip apart the cocoon I was twirling into . I stand up paying attention to myself that all was good yet mourned for Mrs. Riley . I realise that though the ultimate truth of one's life is death there's nothing that could be more terrible as the loss of the loved one as they say truth is always bitter.

Love you dad and mom I repent to have not being standing up-to der expection as I myself trying to figure out stuff .I surely owe them everything under the sun. The hands that I clung on to and the shoulder that have carried me a long way I shall never strive without you. I hope to show you the love that resides within me for all you have done. Just can't thank you enough for your selflessness and sacrifices. Care and  affection. I couldn't imagine to do so much for anyone . I really think you both have a heart of gold.Never thought I'd miss and remember you like this while I always imagined to live this way independent and far from home at hostel with friends . But I realise that I wasn't aware what is it to stay away from family.Every small thing reminds me of you all. I feel left out sometimes thinking  you people have drifted away from me yet I know that you will always be as my backbone far apart from miles yet very close to me I miss you.