Escaping Sand

Summer’s sunshine through a cold, dark winter
How yearned for,
While in June though almost never
Blossoming spring we can only imagine
bareness of fall while in
Hues of leaves fallen
we might though appreciate even then
Love’s unsought, so it’s essence
unless one’s been through abhorrence
Just as a family values none
more than an orphan
What eyes are to blind
Hands and feet to the disabled
Poverty stricken, wealth
the sick, health
seldom we realize the worth of what we possess
Just until we know we may any of it lose,
Ignorant, unaware
Oblivious we are
of our own breath every single
Or heartbeat, involuntary, as so natural
We don’t value while alive
So witnessed I have
until moments last
Knocks at the door when death
Learn we life’s worth
“Please save me doc, I won’t drink anymore”, she promised
when in alcohol she her life had drowned..
“Please don’t let my Mom die Doc” he begged
But not too often called and for ages hadn’t visited
Gaze at those stars, the moon
The morning’s yet to come but past this will be soon
When tomorrow comes, today will be gone
Dusk is new, but an end to dawn
Sun rises to set
Finish is certain already when we start
I hope what’s deprived of us isn’t all that should matter
Obliged I wish what we have for we rather
For no one and nothing lasts forever
Before we know, it’ll all be over


-Pallavi Aneja MD

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