‘The Hope on my Wall’ by Raghavi Vadamarajan Chithra

What have I to fear

when I know what to expect

and my fate is displayed

clearly in front of me

as though it were some

Writing on the wall?

 

Why should I hide

from the disasters you pose

when my prophecy has been read

with its every word

and inner meaning

dancing brightly in front of me

as though it were some

Writing on the wall?

 

How can I conceal

the truth about what I know

when just yesterday, my tomorrow

was forecast, but today

it comes hailing upon my face

as though it were some

Writing on the wall?

 

Who are you

to shatter my dreams

when my heart promises me otherwise,

that my destiny is within

sight and that the

writing on the wall

is nothing but hope?