A little while

The cold bitter night grips my senses
The midnight air chilled by showers of passing rain
Clenches and braces my body with a cold that both soothes and awakens
With the winds whirling by, surrounding me in a mist of clarity
Sounds of distant cars fills the deafening empty silence
And the yellow glow of incandescent street lights illuminate my fleeting world

One cannot part the void of night being filled with the depth of contemplation
And after lanes of empty streets and dim glow of distant lights
One can only think of what is this all about
What are we doing and where are we going?
Is this rightly so or so wrongly is?

To tell you the truth, after all this, the truth and lies are more than similar
And to tell them apart takes more than a strong will
But the truth about the truth is that it has more than one way
Just as long as you're headed in the right direction
You are bound to get to the good that you deserve

I've been through my fair share of pain and turmoil
And they are far from being over
But for a moment all of that fades from existence
In that second all the things that made life made sense
And all the pieces fit perfectly

For a moment, I feel God surrounding me, enveloping me
And i look up at the pitch black sky,
Beholding the second that i wish would never pass
Striking me with awe and wonder
That all men seek to have for a lifetime

Briefly, the mess of life ebbs away,
And its essence shown to me,
For a moment all doubt of it disappears
And it stares me in the face
Happiness. Greeting me like a long lost friend

And I held its hands and welcomed it
Though questions of its whereabouts all this while whirls in my head
In silence we keep our understanding
That our paths won't always be the same

But when it crosses, embrace it with calm fervour, we knew
Because we don't know when we'll meet again
So, I held it gently and lovingly
And let it caress my hair and my heart
Invigorating my spirit with vitality

I stare at passing street lights and rustling trees
At the empty curved road
At the people that surrounded me
At cold night atmosphere
Just to have something to place in my dreams

And as soon as it came, it went away
The warm touch gone from thought, but not from memory
And all of it was worth while
All the trials and tribulations
And maybe, just maybe, it is worth it to hold on
For a little while
For an opportunity
Just to see a glimpse of an old friend.