Redemption

A black cloud envelops my sky Threatening to rain down a torrent of pain Oceans of commotion swirl in my brain And I try to bandage the wounds in vain I see only the receding vistas of light And night prowling like a stealthy thief The past chills the mind like hanging icicles And I feel so heavy with frozen grief I inch my way up like an ugly snail My life is riddled with contradictions Oh, I am way laid, lost and beaten From every corner, I meet only oppositions I must break loose of all the tethers Let my soul embrace all that is dear From this cage, I must fly out The sky beyond me lies blue and clear! Now I am on a journey of redemption I tell myself- “Come out from this hell Just start anew, nothing is beyond retrieval The dawn is near and all shall be well”