Light and Shadow

a poem by Sankhajit Bhattacharjee

The sun and clouds play hide and seek in the endless blue sky
enlightening the day for a moment
and darkening it for the next moment-
the sky of my life is also like this.
Brightness comes for a minute making me dreamy and optimistic
but this is followed by dullness in the next minute
which shatters all my dreams and hopes.
Rays drive me towards success.
Gloom reminds me about failure.
Beam brings a positive attitude.
Black makes me to sink in the ocean of utter negativity.
Light and shadow are like the head and tail of a coin,
they remain side by side in all’s life-
shadow and sorrow must remain,
otherwise greatness of light and happiness will fade forever.