The Choice In The Void

The Choice In The Void

The reason to fight

Against the geysers of

Frustration and fatigue

Is inflating into a giant balloon

While the emptiness is

Waiting, and watching anxiously:

To know whether it will be

Filled by happiness or sorrow.

Happiness is not a chance offered,

Nor a dice to play in the game of luck;

But a choice - a very conscious one,

That has to be made on what is wished for.

Because even in nothingness,

Like the ticking time bomb,

The moments could be lost, forever;

So it is the choice that decides

Whether those moments turn into

Priceless memories or worthless regrets.

The devil is a watchful predator

That is also consciously waiting

To pounce upon the void

And forge a throne for itself

With a sole purpose of

Hunting down the moments

And turning them into nightmares.

In spite of this awareness,

It's a hard choice to make!

(c) Amit Herlekar

Sept 27, 2018