Life is a riddle,
And am stuck in the middle,
The Sun shines with promises to kindle,
Come the slightest storm and hope begins to dwindle.

Life is a riddle,
I think am strong, even fit as a fiddle
Catch the bug and morale starts to trickle,
Flips so fast its hard to chronicle.

Life is a riddle,
I know not more, just a little,
Just when I think I’m going to settle,
Life churns it up and there we crack, still is so brittle.

Life is riddle,
Yet it’s something you cuddle,
The more you look the more it’s a muddle,
Laugh your laughs and cry your cries. As life is a riddle
I bet every dime and nickel.

-          Sandeep Mohan