If This World Were Not… Poem by Aniruddha Pathak

Sans bottomless suck as gravity,
If this world were not such a sweet suck,
Won't its lures fall, water as off duck?
That it not falls be man's destiny.
And this life's been a dream— virtual,
If this world were not so illusive,
Who would dream therein ever to live?
The dreams dreamt perhaps far more real.
Still, in this river of sure return,
Whilst he feels life on earth might be vain,
Haply still he takes a return train,
And cares not still return tag to earn.
Letting all the muck get on his nerve,
He feels still much better to deserve.
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That these conflicts and contradictions of world called Maya continue to confuse an average seeker is not in doubt. What is not clear is how he reacts to them. This piece reflects the state of mind of such a seeker. The sonnet is set in anapaest meter.
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Sonnets | 02.03.08 |