Monday, March 23, 2015

Relearning



Yes, I was a fool, till a few days back
I cried for men and birds and bees
I moaned in pain for felled trees
And as I writhed I heard them laugh
Their jeers I bore, their cheers abhorred
My mind soared for I was sure
The world would right itself once more
A fresh breeze would unfreeze cold hearts
Would bring in Spring, and as solidarity bloomed
We’d behold on the face of a dark sky
Rising of a shinning New Moon.
No, it wasn’t a dream, a firm faith
Held in heart and mind religiously
I did not heed the warning signs
Nor felt threatened when mountains
Stood in my path.  Like a river
Serene I flowed, round that obstacle
Jumped over boulders untold
A journey to a destination
The ocean waiting with open arms:
When did waters dry? Obliterated
Paths lay stretched ahead, unknown,
Do I walk along, or run in fear?
This time I’ll stand unmoving
Dead as a dodo, or live unmoved
An ascetic in transcendental mood.

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