Sacrifice

 It had been a delightful dinner,
 A hearty meal 
 topped with some interesting conversations
 Leaving one satiated.
 After all isn’t that what friends are for? 
 You spend time with them
 To be left with happiness,
 lingering like an aftertaste
 for many days thereafter.
  
 Picking our choice of desserts
 We had just returned back 
 From the buffet counter,
 When my cell phone beeped and 
 attracted my attention.
 The message received, left me shocked.
 “Friends,” I said addressing the other two.
 “Shraman has had a sudden cardiac arrest 
 And is battling for his life in the hospital.”
 Our dear old friend, barely in his forties,
 Had been hospitalised and was battling for survival,
 Was news that was difficult to digest.
 It was unjust, we felt 
 but were clueless about our course of action! 
 Far away from the hospital,
 The three of us then,
 On the spur of the moment decided,
 To pray for our friend
 In our own special way.
  
So we lit a candle and stuck it at the centre
of the cup cake we had picked up 
from the buffet counter.
Then, in our own way
we prayed to the Gods-
“Dear God! 
For the sake of our friend
This is our offering of the moment.
Let him be blessed with light 
Of your kindness”.
  
As we closed our eyes and fervently prayed,
On the spur of the moment
In my mind, I added my own plea-
“Dear God! 
This cup cake, my favourite,
I offer to you.
I promise to give away 
All sweets henceforth
In return for my friend’s life.
This cupcake and all sweets
Is my sacrifice
In return for the gift that I seek
Of my friend’s life!” 

Copyright @ Goutam Dutta

What do you see # 57 November 23, 2020

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