I run..
Taking careful aim, a calculated distance
A chase begins,
To the far away destination I run
Into the radiant darkness I run
Passing familiar ground
And places I grew up in
A face lights up at me
I carry on, I must win..
Breathing hard, breathing loud I run
Pacing my time, I run
The neighbourhood school
With cattle, and tinkle of bells grand
I see my innocence, my friend
Perspiring, at the crossroad I land..
Four directions, four lives, I run
Without turning back, I run
Whatever I had taught the past
Is all for keeps
It can't catch up with me
I move in leaps..
The old times stop me, I run
Into the future so hollow, I run
I see a point in the sky following me
I will not return to see it again
I start to look for my shadow
But it disappears into a lane..
Into the evening sun, I run
Talking to my strength, I run
A fresh drink of water
And a quick look around
The search has come alive
In a world, concrete bound..
Amidst the commotion, I run
Towards the reflections, I run
In a building of glass I glare
My image stands tall, in-charge
Suddenly the purpose is lost
I ran into my illusion, a mirage..
I stop, I think, it's no longer fun
I have run out of the will to run
This is what I have moved on to
The past collects dust on the shelf
I feel tired, drained,
Yet, to fulfill the promise to self..
I run..
8 comments:
if promises dont make sense anymore, break them.
we keep running, sometimes towards something, sometimes away from something, sometimes, like you mention, just cause we promised.
its time we took a break, sat down to enjoy the flowers along the road side. we have a choice, we are not cursed...like time.
iyer
Hmm..I agree..but the world's in a rut..and it'll take time for it to change..
We are not cursed but we are slaves of Time..and that is what the chase is for..you stop..and the flowers are yours but the flavour is lost to the devious Time..
:) Thanks for stopping by..
your piece has a lot of depth...and what u have depicted my fren is the story of thousands today...all of us who are 'running' to achieve all that we hv dreamt of and yes painful as it is but sometimes in the pursuit of wat we want, we forget the ones close to us for sometime....very true
jes loved wat u posted..keep the momentum going
and thanks for visiting my blog..
tk care.
agreed we r slaves of time but its in ur hands to enjoy today what u may not have time for ,tomorrow and as a saying in hindi goes " gaya waqt phir haath aata nahi, naya daur daura dikhata nahi".....
Sometimes ur writings remind me of Wordsworth's poetry...melancholic and deep...
These are few of the best compliments ever!
Thanks everyone..really helps me to improve, create and keep writing..=)
reminds me of 'run lola run'
the presentation is appealing and fast paced.one of your works that needed less exercise to read and digest.if i had to give this a rating i would give it 3 stars out of 5.
as far as the content is concerned,
we all run in different directions.
sometimes in the wrong direction.
someone running beside you.after you and from you.
and you leave footprints in life with every run.
so put on those shoes and run.
Run Shuchi Run
Lolly
Lolly
potti-head - 3 out of 5?
are you 'the' paul cowell?
shouldn't really judge what you don't understand.. :)
ratings of posts is healthy. everybody has a different interpration of it.
3 out of 5 signifies how much i could connect with it.
btw u mean simon?
I wish I could tell you a secret
but your 'anonymous coward' tag line asks me not to .
Cheers
Lolly
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