A SECOND COUNTS

A SECOND COUNTS

Struck by the thunderous noise,

Everyone; running helter-skelter,

With no idea of exactly the nearest shelter,

And possibly could have by-passed one; amidst the unstable situation;

If only, he murmured,

Another; questioned—only what?

…… If I had waited behind, just an empty house would have been thundered,

About the axes of many; many heads did turn;

In corresponding sympathy; their faces asked;

Your sister? Your brother? Your mother? Your father? Who?

After 2 minutes “body arrest”; he replied, ‘yes my whole family’ all gone;

Simply because I chose not to agree to be free!!

Tensioned sitting room; with wriggly tails from our scared pets;

I didn’t give a damn; my parents, sibling; all “WORDING” me out;

They knew Him, (sobbing) they just wanted me to also feel peace even in the midst of doubt;

But I was too much of a fart to allow some fragrance,

The heated house diverted our attention from the actual ‘heat from the house’

And I; like a fool walked out and banged the door behind me

Leaving my family with fire’s pressure locking all openings,

Before I could think twice; it was BOOM!!

As shocked as a frightened new born; so was I,

It wasn’t a successful evangelism with me;

But I think I recall the part of the ‘pillar of salt’ and I wish I was the ‘modern version’ of that monument instead of my faithful household in the torture of flames and eventual ashes;

Now I know, a second of calmness could have done it and in peace would we have lived…….

I WISH…………………….

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