Heart and Worldly fears

Cool breeze sweeping

and hills are forlorn,

the temptation is there to stop

and plunge myself into the path unknown.

Riding on hope and emotions for too long

mind start to wander a bit, eyes looking worn,

After a long day, toiling under the sun

moonlit fields are like oasis in desert storm.

Battered, bruised, tired and sunk

I just want to stop and sleep,

Enough of madness around me for now

Just want to go away from the madding crowd.

People shouting, yelling and frown,

at me for reasons unknown,

I wanted to go and help them,

but then something inside stop me, each for their own.

I saw a little child begging food in the scorching heat,

not for once can afford a peaceful retreat,

the image is till haunting me for hours now,

what could have we achieved with a little more heart and little less mind.

The mother at road shouting at her little one,

he dared to play, when he should be putting his head into books,

exams are round the corner,

what will become of him if he fails to defeat all before him,

that's what has become of our education,

its all about win or loss,

no one bothered about learning,

its such a pathetic mad race.

Things depress me a little more,

temptation is their to stop, and firmly close the door,

to go inside an put off the light,

to savoir the dark horizon, dimply lit by moonlight,

but i know, there are still many things to achieve,

many more miles to traverse, before I can well sleep,

hope keeps me going and so is a little fear,

what will become of me, i let my heart take on my worldly fears.