Emptiness

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She sat in silence

Her eyes fixed 

Far into the grey horizon

An emptiness greeted her heart

A void..

That could never be filled..

The blue hue of the sky

Patched with pregnant clouds

Stood witness

To the profound silence

She found solace in..

While roars of dry lightening 

Raised their voice in tandem

From time to time..

Endlessly..

She waited for the rain

To soak her whole essence

To get rid of the lump of dryness

She felt in her throat..

To pour drops of life

Into her desserted heart

That often forgot

The rhythm of its own beats..

The waiting and the silence

Never left her side

The rain never came..

To make her feel complete again..

At last..

The barren land of her soul

Made peace with the raged loo..

In no time..

The dry spells of hollowness

Engulfed her spirit..

&

An unquenched thirst

Was all she was left with..  

                                          (Nitijita)