From ‘Songs of the Mist � Part II�
LOST IN EMPTINESS
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Lost in Emptiness
Entangled, wet and submerged
In crashing waves, the ocean scent
The sea waves
Think, play, sifting sun and sand
Like the fingers of my hand
Pressed against the darkness
That was long time ago � a sunset
I sieve the destiny off my inner self
Trying to find, where I am going
In which fabric of cosmic design,
I color the threads
And reality dawns;
The whole life is nothing
Just a preparation of death.
Extricating my self
Off the foams that froth the listless beach
I got up and walked, leaving footprints
To fend for themselves.
I walked, and walked
All along the sea
Looking for the promised emptiness of light
Wondering all the way,
If it was also looking for me�?
Life in living is more of driftwood
Than a flowering plant
Knowing no roots
Belonging no one
Nowhere
Just
Lost in the emptiness
As memories lose their meaning
In becoming words, turning
My pain into poetic shell
A darkness to hide within
Where windows do crack open sometimes
To another darkness
Of knowing nothing else than questions
Don’t ask
Have nothing to say
Know nothing
Said nothing
Where you come from?
Where you are going?
Stay � Live � and be the Dead
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shashi@2013
