The Countdown-24 Poem by Smrui Ranjan Mohanty

THE COUNTDOWN-24

Days and years went by
It seems as if it was yesterday
When a young guy on his bicycle
With an umbrella in hand
Began his journey in pursuit of a life
That eluded his grasp till then

A man in the full bloom of youth
With dreams in his eyes
Put his first steps on the corridor of power
Reasonably dissatisfied with himself
With the decree of fate
Knowing well there was a wide gap between
What he accomplished and what he deserved
Made the biggest compromise of life and
Opted for something
For which he is neither made for
Not best suited
Only to make both ends meet
To find a little earth and sky over
For all those he loved
Whose future was more important than
His longings and fancies

Began a new life
Hoping all the colours on the way
Only found a family to support and
Marriage to take care of.
The quest for divine romance
Ended in a romance in the material plane
As the necessities of life took over
Spirituality receded to a silent corner

Things changed
So also people and their attitude
Comforts came crowding
Opened new avenues of life
Only to take him away from the reality
His first love in the lap of which
He has spent the best of his life

Now it is all over
The man in the sixty
Finds himself where he was long before.
Now he is to start afresh
Whether he will fall in love with his first love
Or miss it once again
Only time will say

Smruti Ranjan Mohanty©
India
24.11.2022
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