HER PAINS

The final rays of the sun were fading away and it was time for her to ease herself in her rocking chair. It had been a long and exhausting day. She sighed deeply while wiping out the sweat rolling down her face.

The setting sun took away the warmth and coziness with it. The cool breeze set in accompanied with the darkness which looked ghastly. Silence crept in slowly with the dying chirps.

Rocking back and forth in her chair, she tried hard to listen to her inner self in this grim silence. She tried to dive deeper in search of inner peace.

Years of pain and miseries had shattered her inner peace. Her trials gave no piece of consolation and now she stood all alone with no one to become the adhesive of her splintered life. Each day reminded her of her painful past. Every present moment was a piece of unpleasant memory. She stood up everyday with a new hope and vigor but retired to rest with broken spirit.

She had grown up to a strong person. The glistening eyes showed her true spirit, the tough hands showed her boldness and fearlessness while her sharp voice was like a thunder.

But her inner soul wept somewhere in the nooks. The pain was endless. The outer smile hid the inner pain. Beneath the tough hands, lay a fragile form that had been worn out due to the wounds of agony. Boldly she faced the world but lacked even a tinge of courage to wipe out her own pains. Her plumy cheeks and rosy skin showed her serenity but her inner enthusiasm seemed to ebb away. Gloom was the state of her inner self.

The clouds of self doubt hovered in her world. Her inability to conquer her pains made her distressed. She wanted to pull herself out from the abyss of hopelessness but was badly trapped in the quagmire of grief and shattered spirit. Her inner soul cried for help but was in vain. She was left all alone surrounded by the mist of anxiety, pain, suspicion, pain and timidity.

Her heart felt being tossed and turned by the tides of agony and she failed to stand firmly against them. The spirit faltered and tears fell. Her inability to overcome the pangs of life left her crippled forever.

A new day began and sun shined more brightly but she again wore the dress of self guilt and got ready to face the world with the so called courage.