Hope.

Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at 1:47 AM

On an usual night
He was sitting in his car
Wondering if ever he could go this far
To kill his wife he had planned
But something deep down was holding his hand
He gave up and rode out of sight
Rode far away and disappeared into the night
What he didn't see was perhaps his destiny
That his wife was already killed by a burglar on spree
The Cops came in and examined his wife
The reports suggested that it was a murder all right
They thought hard on who had the motive
When they understood her husband was missing
They tracked him down and interrogated him
And pinned the murder down on him
The court said he was guilty and sent him to prison
Not any other but the Shawshank Redemption
He never got a chance to defend himself
But neither did he choose to save himself
The walls of the prison would institutionalize the bravest
As His fellow inmate would always suggest
'First you hate em, then you get used to em
Enough time passes You depend on em'
One day He asked his friend
Do you hope to get out of here
The friend gave him the blankest looks
And asked him to be all ears
"Hope is a dangerous thing son" the friend said
He listened reluctantly
because he believed that Fear holds you in prison
But hope sets you free
19 years passed, the walls were the same
The people were the same, The food was the same
Nothing had changed Or so everybody thought
But they were up for the biggest surprise anyone got
That night the friend felt something was wrong
He couldn't sleep all night long
In the morning he got up and sprinted his way
Into our protagonists cell
For what they saw was a shock for all
They saw a big hole in the wall
He had escaped from the biggest prison
It took him 19 years to get out of shawshank redemption
His friend remembered the words he said
And looked into the sky with glee
'Fear holds you in prison
Hope sets you free'

13 comments

  1. Anonymous Says:

    gr8 job yaar.....amazing poem xD
    -RONY

  2. Nikhil Says:

    thanx roni :*

  3. great poem :-) so someone has turned into a fulto poet nice :-)

  4. Nikhil Says:

    yeah i guess!! thanx a lot!

  5. Anonymous Says:

    hey nice and inspirational poem buddy.........

  6. Nikhil Says:

    thanks dude!

  7. IceMaiden Says:

    OMG!!! tht was the MOST amzing poem i hav ever read... so original. i m COMPLETELY blown away!!! its tooo good!!! u shud actually wrote for the writers lounge.. u wud hav won the Inspirational Poetry contest.. its TOOO good!!! it held the readers interest.. whch most of the ppl dun manage.. atleasdt someone like me.. who jus skims over stuff!!! it held me captive till the PERFECT last 2 lines...

    GREAT JOB!!!

  8. Nikhil Says:

    Yayy!! Finally ur comments!! I was dyin for em..

    Thanks for the inspiration..will keep em comin..

  9. Ashrita Says:

    L O V E L Y!! Amazing bhai :* You know I loved it! It is your best... But I know there is better inside you!

  10. Nikhil Says:

    Yeah i know that...Thanx a lot!!

  11. Parichay Says:

    Today I read my 1st english poem & that too of my friend's & I got more interest after reading this poem... DUDE GREAT PIECE OF WRITING

  12. Parichay Says:

    Today I read my 1st english poem & that too of my friend's & I got more interest after reading this poem... DUDE GREAT PIECE OF WRITING

  13. nikhil Says:

    thanks bro!!