A rainkissed solitary afternoon
A lonely drive….
A journey has begun..
With no particular destination…
The people I meet have faces ..distinct characters..some past..some present...
I recall them all …
The next moment they all blend into one…
I sink into a deep slumber
I wake up in a cabin by the sea…I can smell the moss
The head is heavy…have I been hit?
But I don’t feel injured..just heady…
I cannot decide whether it is good or bad
Seems like a dream..
My childhood passes by…
The first tricycle…
The first time I felt the slap of a rude math teacher
The colour of pain…it felt purple…
I can see myself run….I feel breathless
The palm of my first love in mine… I feel the warmth
A rush of red in my veins
The mossy smell gets stronger.
The clouds descend on the cabin…
I am floating on them….
I cross the seas
I see the good. I see the bad…
I feel happy and sad all at the same time
I am now the wall..the graffiti on it ..my life…every brick wears a mark…
The pensive guide by it…
Thou shalt not pee on me..
He will ensure that you don’t
The rains come lashing down
A loud splash…
I jump into the sea…
But I don’t drown …
I swim effortlessly…
I watch the lofty structures being built overhead…
The creature is great..big..and kind…..I think….
I am washed ashore by a big wave
I want to stand on my feet
But I have none…
I am in a net
No!! let me go I scream!!
But no one can understand
I enter the world of the man…
The big and kind man...is now a hunter
The ugly faces rush back...
And I am hunted
But No…wait…
Its not who you think I am
I will not be hunted
I turn back…
And fight
Tooth and nail
I will be born today
I will celebrate freedom
Celebrate the undaunted independent spirit
Will break the bondage of my soul
I….will be free!!
