Lights

The lights blur..Misshaped edges

Pinpricks of lights..blue, yellow, green and red

I blink once..twice, thrice

They still remain the same

I blink hard, trying to focus..

And the lights come into view

Still a little blurred around the edges

But clearer now...

I peek out...Looking through the window

At the other houses in between

Faces upon faces, etched into memory

A slice of life..at every window

Babies crying, parents howling

Lovers shouting, siblings fighting

Peaceful dinners, blaring televisions

Intensive chats, sleepy shoulders

I look at them all, blinking hard

Trying to clear away the mists

The lights go out of focus again

Pinpricks of yellow, blue, green and red

Blink once, twice, thrice

The lights come and go...Like waves in an ocean

And I'm sitting by the window.

Waiting for someone to switch on the lights.