#8 Chasing the ray..

     Chasing the ray

In the world of good and bad

Amidst the things that make one sad

I stretch out my vision

To scale the horizon.

Mind distracted and vision blurred

Nothing is visible and

Nothing can be heard

Eyes searching for a slight

Glimpse of ray

Or that can be a destined way.

Who knows what is in store

Satisfied or long for more.

Topsy turfy are the roads

Legs reluctant to step further

And the unfriendly weather.

Conscience is not the loser

Feeling the mind to be the winner,

Instructs the leg

To move little more, more and more.

The non-leveled road receives

Some not-so-confident steps first

But the constant motion

Fixes the pebbles, making the

Way out of the worst.

The footsteps are now more

Precise and strong

Measuring each portion of the trail

The road becomes smoother

Lending a perfect surface

To walk over.

As the end approaches

The ray comes into view

Pushing the self into a world

That is completely noble.

That world is magical,

Imaginary and unbelievable.

Quenching each kind of need

That a conscience requires.

The end is enjoyable

Unlike the adventurous journey

Whose adversities finally

Lead to the end-

A pleasant reality.

By- Swati Sarangi

7.11.2011