Mirage

Through the veil gifted by the raindrops
I saw a memory, blurred like a dream
A fantasy or mirage-I know not
Or silhouettes sketched by a mind
Tired of broken slumber-
Something so beloved to my soul, I knew,
Something that would fade away soonI didn’t blink my tired eyelids
To prolong the joy and wave off the loss
But the tears that brimmed blurred it further.
Is it my long lost love, I know not,
Or the mirage called Hope ?
Or Death?
I took it to my heart not knowing what it is
I know nothing more
But I exist only till it fadesIt is my last heartbeat, the falling rhythm of breath
The secret of my soul, my swan song…..