Hide and Seek - Part 2 - Rhyming & Non Rhyming Poems by Nikhil Parekh - HTML preview

41. I WALKED BAREFOOT

When i walked barefoot on a cushion of jungle thorn,

the blazing sun boiling moist portions of bald earth,

with blistering waves of heat stabbing naked spots on my skin,

i felt a rich gravy of blood trickle at rapid pace from my sole.

when i walked barefoot on dying embers of seasoned lumber

sparks of red coal flying sporadically in the air,

a blend of grey ash and mud stinging my tender eye,

i felt like a slaughtered chicken with tumultuous numbness enveloping my body.

When I walked barefoot on frozen coats of ice,

Icy winds of snow caressing my unwashed hair,

With mercury dipping an abysmal low below freezing,

I felt blood in infinite veins of my body starting to transit into a solid curry of

cold water.

When I walked barefoot on a large slab of cake,

The heavenly aroma of crushed cherry tickling starved hair of my nostril,

An icing of molten sugar now juxtaposed with my toe nail,

I felt concentrated waves of euphoria descend down my entity.

When I walked barefoot on the luxury coffin holding one of my kin,

Ghastly blows of sorrow encompassing my trembling body,

Hysterical sobs emanating from dormant regions of my throat,

I felt as if the world had come to a mute standstill,

The creator had promptly vanished,

leaving me deserted, to face the worst agony walking barefoot.