ALONE

What could be more enchanting,
than a single tree?
Hues of red, yellow, brown.
Amidst the backdrop of an autumn sky,
far away from the bustling town.

Or a single rose, that said it all,
That a bunch of flowers could not express?
Or a single cloud on a spotless sky,
Which brushed away a farmer's distress?

Or a single thorn, that pinched you bad?
The numbness, of thousands, you wouldn’t mind.
Or a single beam, that breaks the darkness?
Multitudes only made you blind!

A single word, that makes your day,
Or another that breaks your heart?
A single road, that joins two homes,
Or another that sets them apart?

One koel, breaks the silence of forests.
One daffodil, makes the hills smile.
One gun, that spills blood.
Or one needle,that could mend a mile?

One sky,that binds us all?
One sea,that encompasses me.
One butterfly,in my yard.
Because,I do not need many!

And that single day,in the month of May.
Or a single minute,of the rising sun.
A single meteor,across the sky.
Or a single line, that makes a ‘one’.

The power of single, the power of alone,
Crosses the borders, is undefined.
Plenty, is crowd, its like commotion,
Easily in and out of your mind.

You stand alone, across a mirror,
A power within, you do not know.
A ‘lone’ figure is all you see.
But your worth, it does not show!

So,
What can be more enchanting,
than a human?
Powerful enough, all at peace.
Can move a rock, can change the world.
Another, he does not need!

On oneself, does he rely?
Never say never, never say die
Will walk with the world or solely,
Content, Alone, but never lonely…

-Ayesha