Strayed from the path
Presuming to be in the right
Because there was a guiding light

Considering all the places lit
As designated for good
Never had a doubt on that light above

But questions did start to pop
As the thorns strewn across
Made their way up unleashing the flow

Maybe there was a trick
Hidden in that brilliant light
A test which one failed

But does that end it all
Or is it just a lesson
Which was to be learnt

Why do we indulge in it
What does it accrue
Is it an egotistical satisfaction
Or is it just a norm to be followed

People just tread the path
All unaware of its nuances
Fascinated of one aspect
Ignorant of else all

Though not true for all
This is the mould for a people large
While the others
They are confused about it all

What is the need
Can't life just go on
Thoughts like this
Inducing times troubled

Why this misery
If only an answer could be found
Meaning will get enshrined into life
For one more time

Oh why is it so difficult
If only there was some clarity
Some one to lead the way
I wouldn't have felt so lost

Happiness and calmness
Is what seems to be
The answer closest
But still doesn't seem to fall in

Silence can divide

Giving birth to many a doubt

Pondering and re-pondering

Coming up with reasons new

But then doubt is hope

That all is not gone

emphasis on the ego is misleading

A lot can happen

These happenings bring realisation

Of the self obsessed nature

How can one be like this

There is a need to change

Yes mistakes teach

But repetition kills

This obstinacy must die

For there is a wish to survive

It all started at one point
Crawling out to the regions around
Leaving marks on the way
Learning from every death

Wading through treacherous streams
Climbing over mountains steep
Discovering places new
Redefining the world as never before

Soon it all was conquered
At first it was just about survival
But with the passage of time
Developed a problem greater than any ever seen

Avarice, Greed and Self interest
A defect still not overcome
An urge to always have some more
An active ignorance of the boiling point

Thus it all got divided
Giving rise to internal feuds
Perpetually triggering divisions more
Shattering it all into a million pieces

This pride over an isolated identity
Cynical of all else there is
A pretentious acceptance is not enough
All these divisions need to be undone

Tolerance can have levels many

To pan over them all

Is not what many can achieve

Peace being on the summit

The path is hindered 

Not possible it is to bypass level any

Cause for the intermittent blocks

Is the inability to accept

That diversity doesn't hurt

Feel one can't the ways of others

There is no debate with that

But understanding can still be there

Harm there seems to be none

To be rational for once

It's done now

All that was there

Has been said

Nothing seems to be left

But the wish is there

To continue with this

Feels good to say

All that was buried beneath

Need is there it seems

To let the words flow

Unburdened one feels

When it is all explicit

Clarity takes over

Order takes back the reigns

Chaos loses its sheen
Receding back to its corner dark

Though all is done

The wish is not to leave

Seems to have gone
Meaning attached to all
Reason does not remain
To do anything at all

Leisure dominates the day
Anticipatory silence is all that is
Doesn't seem to be right
The way wind blows today

Done should be something
Time should not be allowed to slip
Away into oblivion Will one be lost
If one sticks to these ways

Don't wait for the disaster to strike
Steer away when the time is right