every star in the night sky…..
every grain of sand,
every wave lost in the ocean.
every leaf falling to the ground…
every hungry mouth,
every tear unnoticed.
every life beaten,
and left by the wayside.
every baby born without direction,
every prayer lost in the
din of hopelessness…
one man,
one woman….
the same!
Lived so many nights,
Lived so many lives,
So many waves of desire
dashed on the shores
of this mind-
So many clouds of urge
flew over the skies
of this heart.
But I was lonely,
as ever
alone on my bed,
alone on my road,
like a butterfly
with burnt wings
looked at the hearth of life.
Like a moth
of the restless midnight
I loved to burn and break
my wings of desire
again and again
in many fires
in many storms
along the shores of
ocean of all shades and
tides, sweet and sour.