Don’t Kill the Fire within
The Bandwagon
stopped in front of me
I was waiting for it all along
People
inside were laughing and happy
I asked
the destination, they said there was none
“But then
it’s a jolly ride, so hop in for some fun”
The wagon trundled along for days and
months
Years, as I lost track of time
We were all still laughing and happy
Curtains of lifestyle draped the
windows
Mattresses of comfort put the Spirit
to sleep
We wined and dined with everyday
pleasures
Ofcourse the Wagon was ours to keep!
People
hopped in at every station
The
merriment was never meant to cease
Even as
the rest continued to laugh and be happy
I looked
at myself in the Mirror
The smile
at the corner of my mouth, would never reach the eyes
The
silence within was louder than the laughter outside
The
Spirit that once growled, now purred inside
Curiosity
had withered away; I’d left my zeal behind
I
summoned sparingly the will and courage as I parted the curtains
The Other
World looked surreal from here; I was shocked I never went Beyond
People
outside were laughing and happy
But it
was happiness of a different kind
Their
eyes shone like beacons of Purpose
Their
bodies steeled with resolve
The minds
emitted limitless energy
I was
speechless, as I saw their World evolve
The
Bandwagon chugged along, the Other World couldn’t care less
They
sweated and toiled; blazing paths that didn’t exist
Through
mountains and rivers, through valleys and streams
The
people outside were laughing and happy
And so
were the people inside
Yet when
I looked into their eyes a moment longer
I felt
their souls mirroring mine
Beyond
the hustle of everyday life
Was
emptiness eating us away
Little by
little we were killing our Spirit
As Master
Bandwagon held sway
In that moment of crooked
enlightenment
I ran towards the Door
My Spirit had started growling again -
and I felt alive
People continued laughing harder and
seemed more happy
I had to pause and observe
A Choice between
Society and the Other World
‘Twas a Game I was unsure I’d win
The
battle raged on, but the Voice was clear,
“Don’t Kill the Fire within!”
-19th March 2018
