After years of aimless wanderings
Leaving behind the cities of midnight revels
And the fevered journey in metro rails,
I am back at the land of my people.

Wherever I went,
Under which ever roof I slept,
I had carried my land,
As a jewel in a casket
And ensured it rested safe
Ever under my pillow

As I moved with aliens
Unable to merge with their cultural mores,
I saw my land glimmer in darkness
Like a dew drop on a moon blanched leaf

When I sweated in the blistering sands
A patch of green landscape, like an oasis
Wafted me in a cool embrace
Then dreams poured in like star light
And I wandered in the meadows of my youthful love
My heart struggling to forget old longings
And memories lashing upon me like tidal waves

Pursued by that inalienable shadow
Suddenly being born in flesh and blood
I hastened to the streets of my youth
With hopes galore and plans vivid

But alas! There is none to recognize me
Oh! I am a stranger here
An unwelcome stranger among total strangers
Now I wonder which is truly my land?
The one left behind or the one just landed in?

Oscillating between these two worlds,
My fractured identity looms large
With worms of memories wriggling in my flesh
And a myth suddenly dying in my brain

Falling here and there
Some go down the Drain
Some fill the Lakes again.

tis lovely to write
poetry and I sure do
write lots of poems

But that doesn't mean
I not live my life,  as I
do live very well

My mind is active
Tis full of great dancing words
Waiting to sing loud

I blame my brother
Was when heaven wanted him
more , was than my words

began to flow , they
was full of sadness, my heart
wept like a grey cloud

I remember the
rain it never sang a song
It just fell and fell

Years later and a
new found confidence I'm still
writing , I cannot

stop, I'm not here to
be popular I'm here as
I just love to write

So I must thank those
who read my words , you truly
are rather lovely

I do try at times
to catch up on reads but time
seems not long enough

Today I looked at
house roofs , the sky behind wax
grey but the trees were

pretty green , yellow
flowers bloom in opposite
house garden , my pane

is growing flowers
too , maybe one day I shall
stop writing because

living more and more
is really beautiful , but
for now I shall just

continue to share
but only if it's okay
with you lovely lot :-)

Your friends were floored
When you found the Lord
Changing your way of life

Yet they saw in you
Something new
Different as day and night

Though every now and then
You dip your toes in
The muddy waters of the mainstream

But that's okay
It's not like you dip every day
Anyways it's only up to your knees

"Just because you're a Christian
doesn't mean you have a license to sin"

You grew up in church
Where the lessons you learned
Were all grilled into your head

Barely leaving a mark
Upon your heart
To be nurtured and Godly fed

Although you know Jesus
There's a consensus
You're still a babe in the faith

Eating soft food and milk
Not sure you ever will
Taste the true goodness that is The Way

"Just because you've been forgiven
doesn't mean you have a license to sin"

You do everything right
Know all the Christian sound bites
Pray sometimes when you get the chance

Don't drink or smoke
Know that dope is for dopes
And wouldn't dare dance if given the chance

You see the world in its mess
And so thankful you're His
And with the good as gone you don't associate

You dabble in love
Hoping that it's enough
While in your heart you still hold hate

"Just because you're a Christian
doesn't mean you have a license to sin"