I will join them, the souls

Before I slip into unconsciousness
Give me one more chance at bliss
I will be soft & gentle
Let the pain give me one more kiss

This endless vigil
of the pathway, the door
against sea and the window grime
hoping to see your face
One more time

Eyes are tiring over
will they win? perhaps.
They still wonder, wander,
feeling the souls of dead,
floating in hospital room,
keeping an eye on the living,
death is not what I dread

crawling on all fours
to sip that elixir of life,
reminiscing when i used to be strong
Heart, eyes & the vigil
humming that old song.

soon enough
I will join them, the souls.
soon enough I shall walk
the alleys of time
"We shall miss nothing
except each other".

This endless vigil
of the pathway, the door
Voices from distant
some other life, perhaps.
"Chand chura ke laya hoon
Chal baithen church ke peeche"