NARROW ESCAPE

NARROW ESCAPE

Everyday spent

Is a narrow escape

From the drenching drizzles of life

That pervade our lives

Leaving us loosely perched

Like a bird drenched under rain.

Everyday spent

Is a narrow escape

From the long and niggling path of life

Like a winding rail line

Littered with ferrous obstacles.

Everyday spent

Is a narrow escape

From the wile snares of life

That waylay us like a game.

Everyday,

We walk the queer lane of life

Treading it jagged edges

Dining and wining with wolves

If we come out unscathed

Is a narrow escape.

Everyday,

Everyday our roofs shake

And our ground quakes

From the raging storms of life

Sometimes, displacing us to the margin

But,

Fate, faith and resilience

Define our survival.