Anoucheka Gangabissoon
A hesitant smile paints itself upon my face
The night, from my window,
Seemed so scary whilst being so warm at the same time!
Looking at it, shadowy, silent, dark, weighing down
Waves surge up in my inner self
Probing me to question my choices
To wonder at the future
And to shudder at the idea that
I may be simply fooling myself and
That I nursed my wounds
Simply by foraging for myself,
An underground fortress,
In which I proclaimed myself queen!
The waves recede at times
And have me feeling wistful
The sweet and rosy gifts my fate
Has placed upon my hand
Are somewhat a token of love from the divine
And armed with this love
There should be no place for hesitation
Or for fear at what the future shall turn out to be!
The dark night seems to be watching me as I watch it
It invites me to explore its depths
While I choose to remain rooted in my chair
For it can be unpredictable
Just like the waves that lap in my shore!
The tunes of regret play on in my fortress
And the night bids me to understand
That that which didn’t come into my palms
Was never meant to be!
The smile broadened on my face
The waves shall keep lapping
And the night shall accompany me for some more time
Wise words shall be enounced
And I breathe in the silence of the dark night!
Poetic Delicacies from Mauritius 