Poetry

In a Cul De Sac

Life moved on with a velocity

Didn’t give me time to think

There was no stopover,

I reached the finale in a wink.

 

Inside me I’m a child but

Others treat me with respect,

I’m naughty, romantic and coquettish

With this crowd I don’t connect.

 

I walked on unmindful

Of clouds and sunshine,

All of a sudden I’m side tracked

While many people are in line

 

I don’t find any change in me

Except some certain wrinkles,

My lips retained their smile,

And eyes did not lose twinkle.

 

How come! I am so different now?

When did I become senior?

I, still, partake in contests with a

Young heart as earlier.

 

Some friends of my own age

Have gone to heavenly abode,

It’s unfair that they have left

Me so lonely on life’s road.

 

Where did I lose my way?

My mountain trek, my green valley

I was bang on a challenging path,

How did I land in a blind alley?

 

I cannot show to anybody my

Helplessness or my pain,

So what if horizon is cloudy

I must feign to enjoy the rain.

 

A superannuated person, cut off

From life’s important quest,

Finds solace in past memories,

Secure in heart’s treasure chest

 

                                                                            ~ Sudha Dixit

                                                                           Bangalore, India

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