Gunjit Verma of Class X won the second prize in Slam Poetry in Elixir organized by Mount Carmel School
Life beyond that door
There is a place where I want to go
I don’t know where it is , in the clouds or the ground below
It is the final test which I have to bear
Lurks in the dark shadows there, death dear
Is it just folklore?
What is the life beyond that door?
Our path of life leads to that door
Beyond that will death take me to ledge or moor
Will that life be the life I need
Or will also die my life’s new seed
heaven or hell where will I go to
will there be demons there saying boo
I am happy here I want to soar
why I have to go to the life beyond that door
That door can come anytime buckle up tight
I have to leave all There is no point to Fight
Will God welcome me with open arms
Or cause of what I did there will be a red alarm
do I get to keep my beloved family and my lucky ball
Or I have to keep solace in the simple perfection of knowing them all
how do you define that unique life
Which takes away everything cutting like a knife
Do I need to take it seriously or laugh out loud
The question is whether I live in a sea or a city of cloud
Will I get a blessing at best or a curse at worst
that will depend when my bubble of life will burst
the lifet beyond the door is mysterious and dark
Is that door salvation or jail
to whom do I go to know what will happen after
but the dead in the grave do not talk on have a laughter
They say it’s a game of body and soul only
I am bound to lose and then become lonely
Will I have an Afterlife at least
No one can tell me neither a human nor a beast
but why am I so gloomy I have to live a lot more
ironically I will leave that life beyond that door
that I am utterly sure