do not look in the past
for clues that explain your ambitions,
desires, dreams
to be some one,
some where
we can not wish to be insured against
all setbacks
in personal spaces or otherwise
will you bless yourself for
all the beautiful memories you have etched
in the places you walked by
will you only curse yourself
for not being able to sense the signs
of impending dust storms
because some light posts, some streets, some places
did not deserve you
why weigh your dreams in the balance
that you did not design
you do not know even if that was a real balance,
may be the scales were tilted against you
from the beginning
but so what if these were not
why let any one judge
what is the worth of your dreams,
do we need to ensure that we sow
only those seeds which sprout
what will happen to squirrels
and gophers and all the life
that you love to see, and nurture
tell me, will you see them quietly die
then donot just heave a sigh
and run, run fast on the track
that will instill in you all the power
you need to reach bigger goals,
and I agree,
goals are not outwardly embellishments
that we adorn our walls with
goals can also be to dig deep into
the abyss of our inner identities
from which we ran away years ago
some are doing even now, like me, like you,
like all those who are seeking meanings in the
meandering rivers
as if they will reveal those,
even if they had one
do they need to have one, as you will ask/assert
without thinking twice
bless you
that you can oscillate between these extremes
and be sane still
I have no doubt some crown prince will
Lift you in his arms and sweep clean
All the dust from the window panes
Of your castle
You have built brick by brick
All these years in your dreams
