She did not know what lay beyond the horizon, yet the journey went on…
She had no idea of the way winds would rummage the leaves, yet she kept meandering through…
She did not wonder how deep the trenches were, yet the castle seemed close somehow…
She did not know who controlled the skies…
Till
The lake mirrored her…
That was when she knew,
And has known it since.
By heart.
A little less sunnier
A little more cloudy
Tha haze today
Undid all till midday
The lesser the eye could fathom
The more the mind could grasp
The lesser my shadow shrank
The taller I became.
If ever the sky were to say
“Coop inside for I am going to fall.”
If ever the clouds burst
Just when I chartered a path.
If the waves rose higher
Than the tallest mast…
Then
To seek my own riverbank
And to let the sky fall deeper…
And while the clouds roar louder
To seek that forgotten hermitage
And let the waves run asunder…
For what hyperbolic realm,
Can further heighten
That, which is already sublime.
And,
Which destiny can undermine
That, which is already entwined…
Aspired and denigrated
Whilst we stand here
Not knowing where to go…
Let us take a step back
Discover what was there
Already hidden in the flow…
And while the storms rage
Till the world settles in a hum
Why not play in the backyard
Sheltered from all the chaos…
Come, let us be
As kids when we were
Not escaping the reality…
But by being what we were
Told the adults
That
There is joy in humanity
That
There is fun in uninamity
That
All fear is lost in familiarity…
That
There is more…
To Equality.
Will we ever know what it takes
To maintain our sanctum
Will we ever know how far the horizon is
And from whence this hum
When we had it all,
We had no clue
Whilst we gave it away
We realised what was due
Were we normal then
Or is this the reality
We longed to be home
Amidst some sanity
Now that the world has shrunk
And shields itself in masks
We suddenly want to ride all waves
Claiming to achieve impossible tasks
Oh! Is the the end
Or the heralding of a new world
Is this what we fathomed
Of how fate swirled
All of a sudden
Flashes of days begone
Of mirthful glee return
In waves and flashes
The sojourn within has just begun.
Rumbles dying,
She has resurfaced
Sublime, with grace
Slightly rummaged….
What is this….
The lilting steps,
She glides with ease…
Every breath swells.
From where
He ceased to be,
She broke the tangles
And averred,
That this was a decree.
Every time
He recedes,
She paves further
Only this time……
She seems Relieved
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