"Epilogue" - A Poem by Tahreen Fatima

Epilogue

The silver moonlight shined through the window, 

Luring me out of my bed. 

Sleepily, I watched the silent show, 

Of the twinkling stars, and the darkness people dread. 

The hooting of an owl and the flapping wings of a bat, 

The chilly breeze, whistling through the trees. 

The dark clouds hovering by, 

And the glimmering stars in the sky. 

An aurora then wiped out the darkness —

A pleasure to a soul in distress. 

The changing colours, a plethora of feelings: 

Sorrow, joy, fear and brave awakenings. 

Uncountable mistakes, made without a second thought, 

Now I see how hard my soul fought. 

A war between wants and wrongs, 

Intensified with unheard songs. 

Childhood and teenage - the wonder phases of life, 

Adulthood, as I realised, is the phase in which we strife. 

The show ended, leaving me dumbfounded, 

I stood still with my feet firmly grounded. 

A minute ago, I was just a child;

Now, I’m an adult, chasing dreams in the wild! 

                                                                - Tahreen Fatima (BtCFs)