Wednesday, September 11, 2013

To be or Not to Be





To be or Not to be


Hope deserts the soul
Love, a faraway dream
To be or not to be
A defeated being’s scream


A sinking heart
And a dying spirit
A path not traveled

A life not lived


Dreams undreamt
Realities unseen
Unexpressed love
Unfelt feeling


So much yet to do
So much to see
So much yet to say
So much to be


If your life is not
Just your own
How your death
Could ever be


It’s a fight to the finish
Finished it has to be
But a finish without a fight
Never was the way, never will be


It’s a moment of impulse
It’s a moment of defeat
It’s that solitary moment
When you give up and quit


That moment needs a hand
To hold on to
That moment needs a voice
To cling on to


Just let it go
That moment… that thought
It just takes a belief
That it too shall pass!


Think of those eyes
For whom the world is you
Think of that scary emptiness
The vacuum… you’ll leave them to


Yes, you are born alone
But die you never will
So many lives you touched
Will be lifeless and still


Be brave my friend
Hold on to life
This is a gift to cherish
Pass it on and make it worthwhile!!!


This is a poem I have written for Write Tribe as part of the World Suicide Prevention Day awareness program. I have encountered two suicide cases  in my life, and I have seen what despair and remorse they leave back. I feel guilty that I could not help those souls to go on fighting and not quit. But if this reaches a single person contemplating "to be or not to be" and it jolts him back to living, I will consider it worth my life.


Shiva

18 comments:

  1. Yes, its just at a spur of that moment that drives one to an end. But its after that moment that the truth really shines. Life is beyond that one solitary moment. Beautiful poem !

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  2. Yes, its just at a spur of that moment that drives one to an end. But its after that moment that the truth really shines. Life is beyond that one solitary moment. Beautiful poem !

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    1. Yes Kajal..You are right ...Only if we let that moment pass ...

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    2. beautiful poem.... really... every hurting moments resulting into normal daily life.. for some time, it hurts but goes for healing...

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  3. Just beautifully written Apoorva.... I especially love these lines,
    "If your life is not
    Just your own
    How your death
    Could ever be"

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  4. Loved the poem...while reading I thought to talk about the best portion but after reading it I found the whole poem motivating... :)

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  5. Hey, it's such a perfect and flawless poem. Each word you wrote struck a chord with me and is meaningful. A perfect tribute to victims and those afflicted by suicide. I so love these words, If your life is not
    Just your own
    How your death
    Could ever be

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  6. Spectacular....How beautifully you have inter weaved the before n aftermaths of suicide.What we could not achieve with our words ,you simply has done with your poetry.

    http://sailorswiferamblings.blogspot.com/2013/09/life-is-beautiful_11.html

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  7. A very plaintive request for sanity, Shiva...My prayer is that your words will be read by someone who has ever toyed with the idea of taking their own life. ♥

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  8. the lines really struck a chord! thanks a lot :)

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  9. This post has been selected for the Spicy Saturday Picks this week. Thank You for an amazing post! Cheers! Keep Blogging :)

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  10. Great painting of telling how precious life is......lovely poem Apoorva!!

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  11. The moment just need a hand to hold on, a voice to cling on..I am gonna remember it life time...wish someday it becomes my hand to hold someone at the moment and let the moment pass through. Now do I have to say how driving your poem is!!!

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  12. Hi Shiva,
    Good to be here
    , l am here via Vidya suri's page.
    A well versed poem.
    you said it all!
    the concluding verse I liked much
    "Be brave my friend
    Hold on to life
    This is a gift to cherish
    Pass it on and make it worthwhile.

    Ye, pass it on.......
    Best Regards
    Philip Ariel

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  13. Sorry, I could not find a followers button here. Pl.Provide one, so that your readers can join in, of course email follow is there. Thanks

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  14. u have made it worthwhile already

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