Merci

A May fun-fair. Dancing ballons. Jolly buffoons. Lurking goons. Candy floss. Cartoon frames. Prize money games. Funny names. Stands and stalls. Diving falls. Amidst this all. I hear your call. A puppet play. Laugh and pray. In every way. Happy we stay. The joker's smile. An eerie demise. Cold-eyed stares. Darkness inside. A turn we find. Haunted aisles. Phantom theories. Heartbreaking cries. A weird discord. Arranged by the Lord. Peace or sin? An unruly din. Psychic speaks. Crystal balls. A blurry future. No one to call. Fair we go again. Rides re-aapear. Sweetness in the air. Are you near? A roller coaster ride. Unstable inside. Up it goes and goes down the trek. This is what I am - An emotional wreck. -Ayesha

An Autumn day has its serenity intact. The leaves, crisp and light, fall on the earth. I see a fence - long and sturdy. I wonder, what does it guard? For there is grass on both sides… Does it signify the two sides of a coin?              Or does it act like a barrier?                         Yet, I believe, it beckons us upon it, And asks us to look beyond… And now, I see a bench – empty for quite some time. Many use it now and then. But who is it really waiting for? Does it have a place for me? Yes, it does. But does it want me? I don’t know! However, I make myself comfortable on it. Pleasant music sails in the air. Footsteps are heard. A figure appears across the sky - growing larger. My face lights up as soon as I recognize it. My friend takes a place beside me. A burst of laughter follows… The picture is now complete! -Ayesha ...