Diwali-2

The city feels like a bride today
Lost in apprehensions and unknown fears
Today was a long day
Tonight is going to be a long night
Everyone saw her walking in the streets, 
dim hapless eyes piercing the layers of light 
Light from the bakery in the market,
light from the candles with flickering flames
light tracing its roots back to the ground
light soaring high in the sky
Lights all beautiful, lights all in vain
Obscurity rising thanks to the smoke around
Her silence silencing the outspoken crackers
Heights all charming, heights all in vain
She has got no wings
Her dim eyes laughing at the insane brightness 
She knows what it takes for the smoke to please
the innocent eyes she has seen getting blurred day by day
Dim eyes can't pierce the bright lights,
The hapless can't laugh at the privileged
The silent can't silence the outspoken
No-one saw her walking barefoot, 
no-one spared a moment for her
With no wings, no vision, no dreams
and a candle stolen from the factory owners's table
She feels like an orphan today
Lost in the darkness that contains it all,
Today was a long day
Tonight is going to be a long night.