Walk again

Walking again the desolate roads

Calm and silent by the river,

Neglecting the drizzle giving me company;

I thought to myself-

Is it only me who listen to ghazal

For a morning walk!

That too played in a loop?

Nature, music and books-

That held me in sanity:

Though the term is questionable,

And I acknowledge the moments-

When nothing helps,

And you have to go through it as it is.

As Robert Frost observed, 'The best way out is through...'

Sometimes, you need to succumb

And accept the moment

And the emotion as it is.

Acknowledge the grief, the disappointment-

The excruciating pain, the loneliness...

When nothing can give solace,

It's better to accept the moment-

Rather neglecting, act upon-

Sometimes you can do nothing about the moment-

Be in the darkness and silence-

Gather up your shattered self,

Put the smile again and walk ahead.

Ghazals are after all not a bad choice-

For a morning walk…

May be, it's being stupid-

But it's best to be your stupid self-

Than trying to be someone you are not.

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