Amidst Soul-lessness

There is smoke somewhere.
I cannot seem to figure out where.
The lights are here, the music is here.
Has it been home here ?
Perhaps. Maybe when it did not rain.
Or maybe when it rained and it did not matter.
Maybe when I walked alone, smiling to myself.
Or maybe when I realized I was okay.
Had it been always like this ?

Not really.
Things clicked, took effort and blood.
Did I do it ? Or the beasts did ? Maybe we both together,
Played this game.
Amidst soulful solitude, it was love.
Maybe appreciation.
Another journey, another dry spell.
Will it ever be home again ?

P.S. : Penned at Candies, Bandra on 11th January 2017

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Unknown said…

I wish unto sayeth nthn...
only d'Troof, brudda:

'the more you shall honor Me,
the more I shall bless you'
-the Infant Jesus of Prague

Jesus, have mercy on our souls.

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