The yellow phosphor bulb
had a distinct glow tonight.
Under its sepia curtain hung
a life hung on a beam so light.
As
the swirling circles his fan
pushed
him to a psychic cloud.
Roar
of the machines came to life
ruined
the moment, noise so loud.
As he again for a millionth time
wished the shadows played in dark.
His exam fears haunted him for life,
kindled spirit tainted by their mark.
Mammoth
systems spewing oil
flooding
his match-box of a room.
Splashing
in their midst was a soul
caught
between dream and a doom.
Papers flying under the weight
compel him back to the real deal.
Exam date crossed on the calendar
pops up; as lethargy bows to kneel.
Time
had come to again prove
his
mettle at the devil’s altar.
Turbine
propulsions needed boost
when
the final stand couldn’t falter.
Burning the candle his lonely mind
solved puzzles, a maze of amperes.
His pencil stub was on a rampage,
piercing inches with steely spears.
Eyes
burned with a sole purpose,
desire
to kill adversaries on field.
As
he honed every skill, perfecting
the
art to wield the heavy shield.
Tomorrow was the D - day
when they would finally meet.
Silver tongue would spit fire,
burning any enemy in its heat.
As the window meekly
creaked to
a
breeze lightening his sullen mood.
Pictures
of a lady in flimsy silk,
his
mind wavered to silently brood.
As her charms warmed his soul,
his cold corner lit with a flame
ablaze, revitalized. For, the detour
had cleared any remnants of haze.
Murky
azure curtains lifted a veil
as
solid gold kissed his eyes asleep
Dew
drops on his window dripped
As
if the sky for his cause did weep.
The sin was in silence committed
at the devil’s feet, his spirit bent.
A drug of sleep and a witch’s smile
Were the culprits; the evil serpent.
Diffidence
as his only cloak; his destiny
ashen
with loss, a zero rounded the ace.
Smiling
was now the evil duchess; yet
another
sheep fell at her heavenly grace
PS: A soul spending the night before an exam and the way his spirit
dawdles to finally fall for the invincible enemy - Sleep!!
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