Me The River- Diversion Poem by Suresh Kumar EK

I came out from the hidden flows
Couldnt find theway that glows
I was taking a U turn, unknowingly
And got away from the course of flow.


It was a wrong choice, I was forced
My energy wasted, my banks lost.
The landslides, all of a sudden ate
My shores, smashed my fertile lands.

The erosion created new lands and laws
In which I did circle muddy islands
Took diversion from the wastelands
lost infinite sky above the wetlands.

I found it futile and meaningless
Seeing the hot deserts far above
With fiery dusty sandstorms that
Can dry me up, and suck me bottom,

So I struggled hard to return soon
To my destination, covering the obstacles.
The diversion I took gave me the lessons
Uncovered the path beyond, by leaps and bounds.