THE REFUGE

City is a roaring beast

under the blazing sun

haunting me to prey me.

After slugging it out

driving my bike down the crowded streets of the city

which is part of my duty in the capacity of 

a marketing executive throughout the day.

Till the sky drops its sprawling dark

blanket over earth

I rush to my room

which is my home.

Home to me is

my mother’s womb

where I experience

safety, calm and a cool ambience

the haunting beast

trying to prey me.

Soon after my arrival

to my room as if to take refuge from

the haunting beast

I close the door and lock it

from inside.

I close the windows

get them hooked

and jump to my bed

and experience the

safety, calm and cool ambience inside the womb

like a baby resting 

in his/her mother’s womb

I sleep peacefully.

Like a baby in the womb

listening nothing from

outside

as if there is no

world outside the

womb of my mother.