An unheard wish....

Down with flu and d silly common cold, I was lying glumly on my always cluttered bed. My head was throbbing and eyes half closed, wishing fervently for some sleep. My mind was off to where it usually stays, a far away land down memory lane. This time it’s voyage struck a destination which was nearly lost by d hectic chaos of time. Images of a forgotten evening surfaced, reminiscences that were 10-12 years old. I was a kid then and had my summer vacations on.On one such evening there was a serious power break-dwn in our locality.It was well past dusk and the weather dreadfully hot.A frnd and I gleefully escaped off to the terrace in pursuit of some fresh air. We were alone enveloped only by the black sinister murky darkness around. We talked nonsense for hours when suddenly my frnd broke into an awkward silence saying” do you realize that we are losing a second from our lives with every passing trice”. Those words though nothing out of the ordinary had an easy escape to my heart dat day. Thousands of disgruntled wishes, hundreds of unsuccessful challenges, tons of failed promises, so many silent bereavements, a lot many unheard laughter, a hell lot of voiceless emotions………all waiting to be unmasked in such diminutive time!!!! I woke up startled from my catnap to utter a silent prayer-“god…can I breath a few more times in every fleeting second????….will you let me live a few more lives in this life itself????”....to this I received just a painful silence....