The Secret Place… Poem by Alok Singhal

The questions that I pondered upon all my life
Spent so many nights and days
To find where to find the answers
Sought for people, places and things to give me a clue
Scanned through the earth and the sky
Doubted my own thinking if my questions were for real
Or born out of clouds of doubt, a self created illusion
Or a creation of an obscured vision
Or a momentary lapse of reasoning, a delusion
Almost giving up the hope of getting to a rightful conclusion
Mulling that I will die without getting anywhere
All my achievements, accolades I got, wars I fought
Will all be for nothing more than a naught?
Another life wasted searching for nothingness when I could have done so much
Waiting in eternity, standing at the wrong door
A bottle in front with no one to pour
Aspirations, emotions, desires unfulfilled and nowhere to store
Cluttering a four chambered heart, two lobed mind and a forlorn soul
A journey only started but nowhere to end
But that was not to be
For I met a soul who set me free
Told me of a “Secret Place”
Which no one could see
The answers all lied there
Not as a puzzle but as truth so bare
Only that I had to dare to seek within
Not here and there
I gathered all my strength, courage and valor
Sailed inside like a seasoned sailor
Browsed my mind, asked my heart and searched my soul
A search so intense ever untold
Had a bold look at this pot of gold
All the answers lied within
Someone I ignored in the crazy din
A lesson I learned, I share with all you souls
When in doubt just remember my words
Look inside before you follow the herd
Whisper to yourself before you begin to shout loud
Ask yourself and you will find it all
A secret place in your mind, heart and soul…