A kid is born and all rejoice
Listening to the cooing voice
And lying in crib he wonders
"Have I re-entered the circle of blunders
I have just left past life's bane
What was left, that I am here again?"
This realisation vanishes with passing days
And life entwines the soul into its maze
Kid watches the elder brother dash to school
While he's munching cereal with a bib like a fool
Then starts the schooling, an endless gruel
The boredom that schools start, colleges fuel
Heart pines for the independence to arrive
For that first job, does it badly thrive
Even then, life is a series of challenges and tasks
"When were you last at peace?", the inner voice asks
"Not now, I have a some work to do
Deadlines are many, days so few
I have to find my life mate still
So please keep quiet you will?!?"
The voice then retreats in a corner
The body treats the soul as a foreigner
And then the work is done, life mate is found
Noises are heard and inner voices drowned
Milestones after milestones are scaled
And the true purpose of life stays veiled
At the end, to the soul the body turns back
"Tell me now, what is it that I lack?"
"Your entire existence is fraught with strife
Where is it that you have lived in your life?
Show me a moment where you sought no goal
Tell me a day you spent looking at me, your soul?"
The body laments remembering all the faults
Throwing away buds of life to pick worthless salts
And now, withered age with callused hands
Its left alone to rut on merciless sands
How many more lives to waste still?
When does the aim of the soul fulfill?
When will be the body find itself in peace?
When shall the running after trifles ever cease?!?!
