Ashwin Abraham
Allianz Technology
The Angst of a Tree
The walls crumble all around as day turns to darkness,
A sense of despair and grief overwhelm my core.
As I close my eyes, my thoughts flash back to my birth.
The cries and the laughs of my coming into this Earth echo all around.
Times when I laughed and cried cling onto my every laboured breath.
As I fight to kick out the demons within and outside.
The paths I was forced down to come to this moment.
Every fabric of my being and soul being ripped to shreds.
What did I do to you world to deserve this fate of mine?
Didn’t I love you and cherish you like a sweet honeydew flower,
Caress you and nourish you like a spring fountain in the desert.
Always there by your side, like a mother antelope guarding her fawn.
Alas, there is no more time left to reflect and ponder.
Go I must into the eternal and ever-consuming blackness creeping on me.
Let it be known that I will have my sweet revenge.
In this life or the next, revenge against you for plundering and looting me.