Small transparent spheres,
coming towards me,
nearer and nearer,
larger and larger,
like swarm of living things,
it reaches and brushes past me.

And I turned,
looking towards the brightness,
pushing my shadow behind,
as they gurgle around me.
The myriad of colors,
refracted from the surface,
I watched mesmerized,
at this magical demonstration.

Down and down,
slowly drowning towards the bottom,
as the water engulfs everything,
thoughts, actions and very entity...
Feeling so lighter,
as if the weight has disappeared,
floating, suspended below,
gazing at the shining rays.

There is no struggle,
mind being so clear,
as if in a trance,
in this world of twilight.
Darker and darker,
the shadows pulling me,
in the lap of solitude,
away from the fading light.

There is comfort in the silence,
the tranquility of the surrounding,
no pain will reach me...
I would finally be...at peace.
.
..
...

Bubbles,
like a pocket of air,
gently nudges at my back,
uplifting me towards the surface.
There is lot more to be seen,
all the music to be listened,
bundle of joys to be discovered,
catch up with all the spheres,
flying towards the sky.

© Dr. Manish Rout