Joy and sorrow are a part of life and

 it all depends on our fate.

But I feel mind is different from rest

of the senses, as it is always dissatisfied.

I believe that whenever I do something

bad, it will come back to me.

I was gripped by the feeling of sadness

which broke my heart recently.

I was recollecting some poignant

circumstances in every walk of my life,

But I couldn’t forget my friend, whom I

had to lose due to caste system.

I want to forget my past and a drink helps

me to escape that loneliness, which Devdas

also used to feel on his separation with

his loving Paro! I realized that like music,

drink may take me away from problems,

only temporarily, only for a while.

                                                                                  ~ Bhupesh Chandra Karmakar

                                                                                          New Delhi, India