Leap Of Faith

By Prashil Karapurkar

Locked in a dark room 

Despair surrounds

The chilly air 

Takes its sadistic rounds 

At a distance 

 I see a flame 

Battling the darkness

Playing a mighty game 

As I walk towards the flame 

In need of  'glow'

Darkness conspires

It's intentions, show

The shackles of air 

 Pin me down 

Darkness silences me 

It nurtures my frown

Fed up of darkness

I need the glow

I'm a fighter

Darkness needs to know

The shackles must break 

The silence must fall

I must grab the glow 

The darkness must stall 

But to attain the glow

 I must not slack

 I must walk 

The carpet of Black 

I look at the carpet 

No sign of glee 

Treachery hovers 

Oblivion I see 

But to reach the glow

 Courage, I ought to make 

A leap of faith

I ought to take

By Prashil Karapurkar