Come Only If Poem by Aniruddha Pathak

The journey might long stretch, in sight no end,
Come if you can keep up with life's ho hum,
The sun shall stare merciless, out of hand,
If only you can hail it heedless, come.

Fair-weather friends we shall forever face,
Pulling away, pushing ahead be some,
In adverse times may show their fractured grace,
If you can spread your wings to lead me, come.

And dangers may careen carelessly close,
Peering eyes shall pry, and poke needless nose,
Were I to face passion's sin and fall plum,
If you can wean me back with love, do come.

And life's a never-ending thankless search,
If perchance too tiring long should become,
If only sure you're to find me a perch,
We rest a while, catch breath to proceed, come.

And to our life's relentless marching drum,
If you can keep steady pace what may, come.
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A lady love warns her love to join the long journey only if…
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Musings | 09.07.08 |