Tuesday, October 19, 2010

The Whimsical One


The whims of the heart

Are so hard to understand…

It goes numb in a carnival,

And flutters up in the desert sand.

It longs to belong

Surrender without fear

Yet it steps back alert, on guard

Doesn’t allow anyone near…

It is so strong, yet so vulnerable

It keeps goin on, even when shattered a million times

It embraces life as it comes, yet it lives in a fable

It gathers itself & stands up, even when dropped a million miles…

The whims of the heart

Is so hard to understand…

It goes numb in a carnival,

And flutters up in the desert sand.

The glitz don’t impress it,

The jeweled words don’t count…

A single look of understanding is all it needs

To lift it up to skies and beyond…



© Manashi Pathak

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