Night changes everything
Suddenly there is silence
Marking end of the day’s chaos
Everyone is back to their homes
Or spaces they call home
Be it a bench in the park
Or a temporary pitched tent
Outside a sprawling metropolis
All shiny businesses are shuttered down
Only a hole in the wall eating joints
Or big and small eateries are open
Night walkers are all out
In their full gear, counting steps
Migrants are on the call
With their families back home
In campuses, the hostels
Start coming alive
That’s where night owls dwell
Or the SEZ’s with grave yard shift workers
People who do multiple gigs
Begin their another shift
With sun banished
And moon with just enough light
Night comes alive
Silent night seems
Holy and peaceful
All tired souls are back
In their beds, glued to the screens
Everything seems to be
Happening elsewhere
Life also seems to be elsewhere
While dreams and nightmares
Await to come alive in REM
But sleep eludes all city folks
There is so much to take in
That little devious little device
Keeps us all hooked and awake
Will the wars end tonight?
Will the ceasefire last?
Will the tyrant be defeated?
Will the heatwave end?
How many likes will reel get?
Also there is so much gate keeping to do
While trolls are busy hate keeping
Just one night
It can change so many lives
Moreover it’s night here
And day elsewhere
We no longer know
Which time zone we belong
Night creates its own chaos
But yet it exudes a calmness
A semblance of quiet
Silent night, holy night
Where only jungles come alive
Predators and preys
Playing their end game
Which might become
Morning headlines
When yet another
Chaotic day begins
I will postpone sleeping
To another night
After all night is a promise
That day always keeps!!
Mad Decadence 