I was afraid of the dark...

I was afraid of the Dark
When I was young
As if in its bosom
Waited some Satan from Meung.

It gave me goosebumps
Bristling hair on the neck
Dark was too dangerous a cliff, I thought
There my neck and soul would break!

Was it an Effrit?
Or some Genie?
Stroking its malignant beard in the dark
Whose name was being chanted by the cricket!

I was afraid of the Dark
But I grew bolder
Risking my Fear’s stability
For a walk in Life’s Park!

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poem by Pratyush Mishra
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