The Light of Loneliness

by Janaki B Anup aged 16

AT FIRST I THOUGHT THAT I WAS ALL ALONE.
ALL ALONE IN THAT SADENED, PITIFUL DARK WORLD,
WITH LOTS AND LOTS OF SLIPPERY STAIRS.
I STILL DON’T KNOW WHY I FELT
IT THAT WAY. BUT I NEVER KNEW
WHAT AWAITED ME AT THE END OF THAT STAIR.
LONELINESS MADE ME SCARED OF THE TRUE
BEAUTIFUL WORLD WITH MARVELLOUS COLOURS.
BEING LONELY WAS LIKE A CURSE TO ME.
EACH AND EVERY TIME WAS A LOT TO ME
LIKE A PERSON TRYING TO MOVE A BIG STONE
WITH BARE HANDS. AT FIRST IT WAS HARD FOR ME.
BUT WITH DUE EFFORTS I BROUGHT MY LIGHT.
MY OWN LIGHT THAT WAS EAGERLY WAITING FOR ME.

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