Sakibur Rahman Arnab

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Standing alone in sheer darkness, 

Bearing the burden of emptiness. 

My soul awakens through shades of night

Never wants to see; neither day nor light

Even my own shadow has left, 

Thus, the grievous soul was bereft. 

Darkness invades every segment of my soul

Beyond every motions of control 

Alone; it is depressing and lonely 

With horrid and morbid visions only 

Agonising memories revive through obscurity,

In a state of infinite wretched insanity. 

Awaiting for my funeral pyre, 

With a keen desire to reign in eternal fire. 

The sombre dimensions of boundless misery, 

Drowning in a vast ocean of bitter shivery. 

Not able to reach out to the shore 

Life can be endured no more

My soul is weeping loud in extreme distress 

Such an affliction that is difficult to suppress 

Standing alone in sheer darkness, 

Bearing the burden of emptiness.