Death

(These lines were written by me on an evening, when I saw a dog crushed to death. I saw her for sure, rest is all fictional … more real than what I saw)

She was lying….
By the side of a road
Lying and bleeding
Crushed
By a passing vehicle, waiting to die

I could have passed by
Like others
Perhaps, accepting the monotony of it
But
Something stopped me and brought me closer

It was her eyes...
And glisten of a teardrop
Probably reflecting her pain and suffering
And
An endless wait for inevitable

I tired to comfort her…
Fetched her a handful of water
She, painfully wagged her tail
As
An expression of gratitude

With whatever she was left with
She turned her head
Towards five of her puppies
Huddled
Frightened, unable to comprehend

I saw her tears rolling down
Painfully, she cried out
She was dying
Tears…
Rolled out of some unknown corner of my eyes

Death stared her
I saw its reflection in her eyes
I understood, stood up and walked away
To
Let her die in peace