The blackout

None spoke a word that dusk

none shrieked- out fearing arrest

none braved to sing a love song

none did, what they liked best!

Ah that evening – there was silence

beyond repair there was darkness

with all pens and keyboards confiscated

blackout evolved with threatening finesse

And as caricatures of predators roamed

to shut off lamps that dared to glow –

none questioned the deafening silence

all were gagged and kneeling low!