The man opened the window
Looked down from the 7th floor
Everything was lifeless on the vacant streets
It was drizzling outside
The breeze was damp and chilly
He felt a chill up his spine
As he puffed his cigarette
He saw his daughter had written on the window ledge
'I can do it!"
He pushed the cigarette butt out
Just he way he used to launch a carrom striker
And saw the glowing thing fall
It swirled with the breeze
And fell gently to the wet ground
And then the red glow got extinguished!
Ashes got washed into the nearest drain
He looked up to the stars and said a silent prayer
It was light years away
Twinkling and playing hide and seek
Like his hopes in his dramatized dreams
Someone within him finally said, "Just do it"
All the miseries will end
It is just up to You
Tears rolled down his cheeks
His wife and daughter were fast asleep
It was now or never
To get all the strength in his life..
And just do it!!
He clenched his fists and teeth
Took a deep breath ..
And jumped..
Back into his life!