The Little Girl


Feeling down and out I went for a walk,
Totally irritated and too tired to talk.
Reached a point where I had to pick the road ahead,
Left was inviting but “right” is what my heart said.
The less trodden and creepy it was with no cars,
Only source of light were the stars.
Just like my life I was in a dark road again,
I scolded myself and kicked a stone down the drain.

Just as I was about to turn around,
A guy from no where called out and my heart began to pound.
He walked to me and said, “Isn’t it a beautiful night?”
I was irritated and I said “yea you are right.”
He smiled and walked away,
I walked ahead, frustrated with the happenings of the day.
 With a shattered heart and a disturbed mind,
Life was showing me the finger and I still didn’t know what to find.

I walked ahead, and I cursed again, this time my shoe needed a mend,
A girl of ten walked to me, she tucked at my pants and summoned me to bend.
I lowered myself so that I could hear what she had to say,
She had beautiful eyes and was dressed in grey.
Pointing towards the stars, she said “it looks like the candy my father got me when he was not dead”.
A pang of guilt hit me and as I looked above, I saw the beautiful night sky as the previous guy had said.

I looked into her eyes there was courage, no regret and just determination,
She smiled and so did I, it hit it me like medication.
She went on and on, and told me her story,
I listened to her, and somewhere I felt sorry.
Not for the brave little girl but for the problems that came her way,
I realised my stupidity and promised to meet her the following day.

I walked back happy and inspired,
At times we all crib when things don’t go as desired.
The little girl lost her dad, and her mother worked day and night,
She studied hard and wanted to fly high like a kite.
She lived on hope, the one thing I had lost,
I decided to smile and fight what lay ahead not matter what it cost.

A pretty young lady in grey, walking on the lonely black road smiled and touched my heart with hope,
Hope is infectious pass it on when you find someone in grope. 

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