The winds of change blow hard
Rattling my windows
Shaking every tree in my yard
I shirk under the covers
Frightened and sick.
I try to shut out the howling storm
But it will not be ignored
One by one the windows shatter
And my blanket of safety gets whipped up in the breeze
I hug and hold onto it for dear life
But the wind, it takes no prisoners
The blanket is ripped clean out of my trembling hands.
I shut my eyes and bury my face in my knees
Afraid of what is to come next
A minute turns into an hour
As I sit there waiting for the worst
My hammering heart shuts out the calm
That has descended all around me.
I dare to open my eyes and peek
At the place I once called home
It was all but a mangled heap
Of concrete and stone
And yet there I was amidst the shambles
Alive and well albeit a little shaken.
I picked myself up and shed a tear
For the past that was gone
I looked up at the gaping hole where my roof used to sit
And at the clouds that were clearing
Far away in the shadow of the sun a rainbow was forming
Awakening in me hope for the future
A future built from scratch
A future with no glass windows or roofs
Open and free for the winds of change to blow through
Incessantly.
Punctuate Life 
lovely … very stirring
Thanks Namami!
Indeed, you’ve captured the “winds of change” in a very poignant and lovely way. 🙂
Thank you Susan.
Read your write-up on “singularity”in today’s Indian express. Could relate to it easily and felt an instant connection.
I have been thinking as to how could or should one define and treat ‘life’? Look forward to your thoughts/views/opinion on the same.
Regards
Thank you Mala. Life should be defined by one’s own standards and not by the dictates of society or the need to conform. When we stop listening to and answering the inner call we get caught up in the drama of the world and end up being unhappy. The one thing every one strives for is to be happy and that can be achieved only by honoring one’s own needs and by using one’s own talents. Trying to please others or going with the herd only gets you so far. Again this is my take on life. What’s yours?