A Long walk in the Dark...

I have been walking now for too long,
in this darkness and in desolation...in the cold,
yet I am still not home...
In this sodden night, traversing through the thick fog,
that obscures all shapes, almost decimating every light source...
My shoes are worn... my hopes almost forlorn,
On an endless path I tread, ...left only with my shadow as sole companion.
Every time I look back,
where I had come from, the traces are gone.
Am I moving towards the light or am I being sucked into the darkness?
Lost in thoughts, with the baggage from the past
I stumble along... I try marching on...
I'm still held captive...
Back and forth, forth and back - like a never-ending swing of the pendulum
In need of warmth, in need of love, I m still stuck...
Bound by a need, the need for a pause from the busy world
but without a companion to shield from the unrelenting fear of solitude... I am still stuck...
Mustering up courage, I turn my face and try moving on, walking on..
even though I don't want to walk anymore
This sleepless wandering soul prays for solace
and way back home... before I surrender,
when my time gets over on this plain of existence... But
Have I lost my way back home?

Amit Pattnaik

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