The Shadow World

In this shadow world, identities stand blurred, 
like muddied water; river beds invisible;
here I stand exposed to howling winds
that throw handful of dust into helpless eyes.
the other, and you and i
so real, yet unreal; distinct and hazy
right and wrong, truth and untruth
a concoction served on my platter
i eat and grow, then eat some more
till the vomit rises
mud and water now separate
yet doubt remains
did i cleanse my soul to perfection
or did i throw the baby with the tub?

God and I converse

God asked me- What do you want?
I said I wanted space all around;
God gladly agreed and gave me the sky
I found no wings, I could not fly.

God asked again- What do you want?
I said I wanted smiles all year round;
God smiled and agreed and gave me the Sun
From its blazing heat I wanted to run.

God asked again- What do you want?
I said I wanted a solid bond;
God readily acquiesed and gave me Earth
I pushed all out and took the whole berth.

God in His wisdom asked- What do you want?
I said I wanted to float like a swan;
God smiled again and gave me the seas
I floundered, I sank, couldn't stand high breeze.

God asked with a sigh- What do you want?
I said I wanted the light of the morn;
God came and said "I give you Air"
And i saw i had nothing for which to care.

Now God's in heaven and I live on earth
But we find no reason to further converse.

Surround Me

Surround me with silence, not as in tombs
A throbbing silence speaks not of doom;
Sweet it is, as unheard melodies
Soothing silence like a passing breeze.

Surround me with darkness, not of failed quest
Snug as the womb where unborn babes rest;
A darkness that gathers in to embrace
That looks in, not out, with curious gaze.

Surround me with pain, not of desires that thwart
But the  pain of men and beasts and birds;
A pain that braodens my mind and my heart
That That gives me the strength to live not apart.

Surround me with dreams, not seen with closed eyes
That tell me to awake and to arise;
Dreams that guide my footsteps all day long
That move me to endlessly march on.

The call

Oh stay no more bound to Destiny’s shores

Into unknown waters of Fantasy set sail

No destination in mind, no direction ask

Like a new lover your future unfolds

Ever fresh, ever new, ever pristine

Tedium of labored living abhor

Fear not those crashing waves

Falter not at secret eddies

Steadily sail into receding horizons

Voyage on merrily till breath fails.