Poem : Until It's Not

All of it seems well and good, until when its not.

When the dread you were avoiding, comes crawling,

creating a sense of security, as it creeps upon your fate.

And then you realize you weren’t ready, how could you be?

You never considered it a threat, being intentionally blind.

But now you can’t turn your back, it’s someone you know.

There’s not a lot you can do now, except face it.

With an unsteady hold on yourself, now you fight.

I don’t blame you dear friend, at least not now.

You just made one mistake;

you believed that if it was too far,

it could never happen to you.

and as you closed your eyes,

you were out of reach of everything;

With all courage I can muster, I ask,

how did that work out for you?

                   -Sushant Kumar Das