From Where I Began..

I wished for horizon

Like splash of cold water

In torrid desert;

A dream of oasis

But got nothing but cactus.

I yearn for destination

And found it still

Far away and stifling

Unquenchable thirst.

My feet got scarred

And vision fuzzy

But continued – I alone

For journey was crucial

Than the end itself.

Every time I opened

My eyes filled with dust,

Rubbed off and itched

Dried and red

I saw my destination-

Ahead and not far

Under my attempt

Falsely I thought.

I looked for nothing

But water in a desert

Was all I sought.

Some steps I took

With increasing force

Pushed my will and

Legs that ached.

The moment at last

Came and I grabbed

I reached-but

I was lost!

For all I saw

My own prints on sand

I finished my journey

To where I began!

Wandering in a desert

I ran for nothing.

Was it my vision?

Hallucination or fantasy?

A beam of light

Descended for me

Calling with love

Beyond words can see.

I begged of it

Tears running down the cheeks

Was I a failure?

An unaccomplished life

Couldn’t get a coup

Or achieve a gift

I tried – I pleaded

But failed indeed!

‘Don’t cry my love

You did it well.’

I could feel the words

Though my senses were dim.

‘Your body bear the marks

But treasured the soul

You have completed

Your circle

And journey finished.’

I was lifted upwards

To an oasis forever

Like a soothing splash

In torrid desert.