Rest In Peace, Trust

rest in peace, trust

you lived a good life,

and a good life
doesn't have to mean,
happiness,

rather, despite the happiness,
and you lived by that,

you lived a good life,

even if it meant enduring pains

even if it meant the pains

for them for whom you took the stabs, 

until the tides turned, they became the stabs,

your bruises need some rest, 
rest in peace, trust

rest in peace, trust

for you've been without rest

you've earned a long sleep now

it's been years since you last had one,

you've carried the burden

of mountains of pains

and volcanos of pent-up tears,

most for the ones, you called your world,

as you've lived true to your word,

and let love feed and grow on you,

but they all flew away

when they were healed,
as you struggled to curl up your lips
and put on a smile,

your lips need to rest, now,

rest in peace, trust

rest in peace, trust,

for you've seen them all

the vulgarity of deceit,

the deceit of belief,

and crashing of the belief
that good earns good,

and you stood like a rock,
all the scenes and frames play out
before you,
with the unshaken belief in god,

the god tucked in the stone,

hidden in the wood,

as he revealed himself in the lifeless

while others wore blindfolds
even when god stood before them in life,

many a roller coaster you've seen,

through each of them, you have been,

now you must give your eyes some rest,
let your heart find some rest,

rest in peace, trust

rest in peace, trust

you've lived a good life,

but you're too good for the world,

you're too naive to fall for each word,

you were stupid to believe you'd melt

even the hearts of steel;

don't come back here, again,

you're too nice for this world,

find yourself another home, another world, the next time,
let your soul heal in rest,

rest in peace, trust

rest in peace forever, my trust!

©​ sashikant mohanty