Where Am I? Poem by Pragnesh Kanabar

When I think of life and its phases,
I see myself moulded in different faces.
Ranging from school periods to corporate discussions,
I find myself stuck up in 21st Century's complications.
What Am I heading for? What Do I need?
Money, Success, Which is my Life's Seed?

As my eyes get filled with the power of sleeping 'pills'
I am off to sleep as I am headed for another day's drill.
I can see huge question marks, signs of dissatisfaction
As I utter what's happening, a child holds my hand
and takes me to another civilization.....
A place away from modern mechanization.

I look at that child and It's my childhood's face! ! ! !
He shows me the mornings, the rivers and the tall trees that stand.
He takes me to the beach and I cherish the aroma of sand.
He shows me a world where nature doesnot fight for survival,
A Land where people cherish seasons on their arrival.
It's a world where youth respects the elder,
A place where people show an honest character.
He took me to a place for some rest
and i slept peacefully without any pills or blood tests.

Suddenly an irritating voice rings near my ears,
It was just a dream that comes rolling down my eyes through tears.
Well the hands of my watch are on a run,
I have to get back to this world as 'Time and Tide waits for none'.
But finally I have realised,

My efforts towards satisfaction are always gonna fail
Because In Today's era, what I need, is gonna be a fairy tale.