"The Grey Zone"

“This is high.

It’s scary and it’s going to hurt a lot.”

He thought as he stood on the edge

Of the 30^th floor building

Tried some leaning

But was taken aback

He was unsure

His mind went blank

Some greys in his eyes…

The librarian who worked

At the same place for 20 long years

Stepped outside the main door

Locks, turns

Takes a few steps

Stops and turns back again

Checks the lock

And this is same

For everyday

Coz he couldn’t shake the greys of his mind

                               

A girl says, “I love you too”

And cut the call

Stood up and went to the mirror

Brushes her hair

A doubt in her eyes

As she looks

And asks, “Do I?”

Then heavily shook her head

To loose the greys of her mind

A man in his 60s

Looks at his grandchildren

Smiles and thinks

“I had a beautiful life”

But then something overcrowds his mind

With some flashback memories

He wondered

“If I could still get her back,

Is this the life I’d choose?”

For once he thought of-course

But then again, “Will I?”

He disputed with the greys of his mind