A dead man

The smoothest rough tarmac of the coastal road
Stretched far, through districts of life
That fostered every frame of mind that was for display!
Morning loomed that day when the car
Honked, and hotfooted we decamped through the
Gateway of the dwelling, scampering to school.
No kisses to mother were given nor blown,
Nor any eye contact that betokened even
A meagre affection.
My sisters, young and senior,
And brother, junior, were injected with life
Such as I was, that resembled no consequence -
No sense of misgiving, for
Life had warranted a perpetual fruitful harvest.
But never had we known that it was that day
When we’d stop taking things for granted;
It was the day when we saw a dead man.

Green morphed the lights of traffic!
Gridlocks never discommoded the stones
Of even the prominent road.
Blessed it must’ve been,
Like the fathomless smile carved in my countenance.
The forest inhabited the parallel sides of the road;
It mustn’t have been the forest.
The forest was taciturn and tedious!
The forest had no pulse, no cue of life!
My sisters discorded on the usual topics. It was nothing they voiced.
My brother slept oddly through the discord.
Maybe I smiled for no cause - another benign
Offering from the recurrent unknown.
Driver drove past an intersection.
My eyes beheld the road and glanced off indifferently.
Never had I known that it would be on our return
When I’d start to appreciate the disdained forest -
That we’d stop taking things for granted.
It was later that day, on that intersection
When we saw a dead man.

Reviews

[Matching Socks]

Great write my friend.
I could interpret this to mean all the old homeless men that look as though they're on their last legs with nothing left to live for.

[Wall Hermitt]

Thanks friend! Means a lot that you liked it. Very insightful interpretation.

[raj24]

who was that dead man.. life certainly has a stop point... but death it changes a lot.. not just for that dead person but also for people who see it.. its reality and at sum point we all realize our life will be never same .. i liked that point when u said no kisses were shared and no eye contact was made.. its important we treat our loved ones with lots of love and affection every day.. we just dont know whats the day has in store for us.. beautifully written Hermitt..thanks for sharing :)

Raj

[Wall Hermitt]

Thanks Raj, you're absolutely right. We must appreciate life and all those important people in it, for we know not what it holds in any day...