Regrets

I woke up with a start

Something had fallen apart

There was a shadow in the bed

It was in deep sleep as if dead

It is the past lived

And the things undid

It is at its relentless chase

Even in dreamy haze

I long for the long lost rainbow

With deep valleys below

And stars hanging from pines

On mountains that shine

I ache for trees aflame

When autumn came

And shadows were reflections

Of springs and directions

Mislaid and forgotten

In feverish thoughts

That clouded the path

Unaware of aftermath

I woke up with a start

Shadows were falling apart

In shambles was my mind

It had totally resigned

Rainbow was somewhere there

But I was in a snare

Of unrealized dreams

And realized failures

Stars were beckoning too

But what all I went through

Was a chasing of a mirage

It was just a collage

Of dark and less dark

It possibly is falling apart

As the night darkens

And the shadow lengthens

©i b arora