Poem – Being An Eccentric

Bespectacled, with a hint of worry
My face appears sullen and droopy
My charm, that always used to be bubbly,
Has lost its former self, no more chirpy

Reliving the mundane on a loop
Burdening the duties that coop
Up my wishful thoughts that snoop
In a hidden alley of my cortex, they stoop

Some days I’m up on a mountain far away
A nomad, relishing what nature offers that day
On other days, I’m amidst skyscrapers that sway
A workaholic, hustling for luxury until I turn gray

Unraveling these random thoughts of wanderlust
Appears the reality, tainted with the unjust
A mother is who I am, for my babies, I must
Pause my dreams, withhold and adjust
So that their lives are touched by nothing but stardust…

An eternity has gone by
I still haven’t tried the world’s best pie
Nostalgia of my wishes keeps kicking in
As the time of my life keeps ticking, running thin…

Memories. Sigh, they can be joyful and precious, or painful and not worth a dime. And the worst trait of the latter kinds are that no matter how hard we try, they can just never be forgotten. We always forget the happier moments of life whenever we are faced with a tragedy. Whats worse is one tragedy has the power to flood our mind with all the other tragedies that have occurred in the past. And then starts the trip down the memory lane. A harsh, rugged lane, with very few highs and many more lows. I travelled down a similar memory lane last night and I suddenly recollected the poem I had written a few months ago. So I just thought I’ll share it with you all. There is nothing more I will say today because I need some time to gather my emotions. Hope you all like the poem! 🙂

They’ve all drowned..

All the feelings my heart crowned…

Love was the first to sink in…

Trust got destroyed by hateful sin.

Hope was all that was left

It filled up the space left by the rest

But alas, the storm grew stronger

And the monstrous waves crushed it all over

Hope tried to hold on..

But the force was too strong..

It tried to find a way

To prolong the stay..