Thank you for the Memories

Rahul Dravid a.k.a The Wall : Indian Cricketer
He retired from cricket recently

Since the time when I developed the intelligence to count, I remember counting the balls this man has guarded off during his selfless workmanship that many adorn by the meager word 'batting' in cricket. And to think that I would no longer see him play again shatters my heart. I know the heart is no longer guarded by the Wall, but, I am sure the memories shall live on.

Back when the motto of the days

Where fun and endless hours of

Undisturbed attention on the screen

Where men clothed in whites or blue

Would be seen submerged in a crusade

Against falling chances to salvage

Pride, I saw a man who looked

Behest with faith. Sometimes, the

Moment you remember forever is not

The one that made you cry,

Nor is it your last smile, for me

It is when I realized I found a person

Who could lift me up whenever I fall.

His battles where won and lost

Within his mind, his skills proved

Paramount, his glory echoed along

All corners of the miniscule globe

And his prowess induced fear in

The minds of the foe. Yet his

Smile entertained my lonely heart

His unbowed head made my soul

Leap further than all possibilities,

His unending selflessness built

An aura of supreme devotion

Within my wavering thoughts.

To forget the times is beyond

Possibilities that he taught me to

Climb. To bid adieu takes strength

Both from within and form outside.

Here I am alone again, the Wall

Shall remain as a silhouette guarding

My emotions as he did with the stumps,

And I know that with time all moments

Become memories, but I shall live

With you in my dreams, and you

Shall have your bat raised to new heights.

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