Clouds-Deadly Dark And Deep

The clouds were deadly, dark and deep

Had I really made those promises to keep?

To hell with those miles

I just wanted to go to sleep

The clouds kept growling and howling

Growing bigger and darker

With rains nowhere to be seen

Fate couldn’t have been starker

The soul grew heavier each day

Unable to carry the burden

Of the dark and sinister clouds

Furiously swirling around, fully laden

Grief and melancholy seized every pore

Squeezing and wringing out mercilessly

Till all blood and tears oozed out

Staining the soul completely

A merciless flood looked inevitable

Maybe it was good; I’ll be swept away

Into the nothingness that I came from

Defeated totally; ready for hell’s stairway

Then they came after an eternity, the little storms

Aplenty, in bursts, one after another

And lo! Each one started laboring and toiling

To push, inch by inch, the colossal cloud cover

Little shafts of sunshine pierce thru

A few good clouds stay back and say,

“Hey! There’s a beautiful rain on your way

To wash the stains and tears away!”

The rainbow’s playing hide and seek

Teasing the promises to come out and peep

Tempting me to leap a longer mile

Oh gosh! Why did I ever want to sleep?