LIFE AS IT IS


LIFE


LIFE
by Dr. Mahendra Bhatnagar

All is being lost;
Nothing gained.

Life is like
An ill-arranged and lonely closed room
Or, like a yacht
On the distant sands with its bottom-holes.

Knotty problems
Tightening their grips all around
Evade solutions.

Life is nothing
But an unwanted comet;
Life is like Sita -
Stigmatised and distressed;
A vast river with great whirpools
And full of swelling waves accursed,
How to cross it?
How to bring peace to the restive mind?

Life is like
An ugly canvas
Full of mud and dust
No world of flowers blossoming it is,
For, that is all a dream.
Destiny always takes us on the wrong path
Leaving nothing for us to cling

Yet I live
On the bed of fire;
Yet I live
Holding a mountain on my head!
Yes, I live in the manner of Siva
Drinking poison unto the neck!

Life is intricate, complex, too
It's not so easy, not that easy!

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Poetry by M. Bhatnagar
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Written on 2007-12-04 at 15:58

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