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An Unfinished Story: A Poem by Amrita Chatterjee

Clouds gather in the sky, a gorgeous velvet black, 
Thunder and lightning are rampant, but where is the rain?
The dark pall of agony obscures the clear blue of the mind,
Tears well up and roll down but where’s the reprieve from pain?

A crescent moon hangs in the dark forever in status quo, 
Futile seems the wait for it to be full and regain its cheery glow.
Sorrow rises in perpetual waves crushing on the crux of the heart,
Today doesn’t go with sundown but rolls into tomorrow. 

The garden blooms in full glory displaying flowers pretty, 
Sweet scent suffuses the air but where did the bees disappear?
Promising dreams visit only to accentuate the  lonely feel,
A sense of lack marks its acute presence everywhere. 

The pages fill up with words but a story doesn’t take shape, 
I look for inspiration within but nothing comes to the rescue.
Without you, my life is a half-hearted attempt, a wretched narrative, 
Come back to me, my incomplete story waits for you.