NaPoWriMo Day 19 Poem: Walk Alone My Dear! Walk Alone

ALS NaPoWriMo Day 19:

 If everything around you seems dark, look again. You maybe the light – Rumi

 

Poem: Walk Alone My Dear! Walk Alone

 

The world around me was enveloped in darkness

Though the glitterati of stars shone high above

An ounce of light I sought from the stars

Enough to walk me through my path

But Universe had its own plans

 

 

“Alone you’d walked into this world,

Alone you shall discover what you’re seeking for,

You have all answers inside your heart,

Just light your heart and walk that path,”

Reminded I was by the Universe

 

 

A journey to self, I set my foot on,

In silence, I foraged inside my heart

Absorbing all darkness that had engulfed my soul

Practicing perseverance, the art to let go

For ephemeral relations are, attachment being the foe

 

 

Shedding expectations from those I love

“Walk alone,” being the mantra

The wound, the pain, vanished from my heart

For light it became that healed every part

I was my soulmate, awakened I was

 

 

Love was what I sought all along

While my own heart was flowing with love,

To me, myself, I failed to soak in

I unheeded the Universe that flowed within

Why was I enthralled with this materialistic world?

 

 

I kept groping in darkness all along

While Sun was always gleaming within

I kept exploring the meaning of life

Losing sight of life that was a blessing

I now seek to be my own Universe!

 

©Vandana Bhasin

19.04.2023