The Futile Walk

I walked foolish, I walked sane, I walked naked in the rain
I walked till eternity, little by little
For every step was a phase in itself
A phase of carefree tenderness
A phase of careful go-getter
A phase of bullied me
A phase of self-absorbed me
A phase of, me the rebel
A phase of evolution of thoughts.

The pace changed with every phase
Sometimes there was a desert of joy
Sometimes it was solitude my best society
I walked in a flock, guess I even left them behind
Some more joined and left again, cause nothing I had was truly mine.

I entered the land of known-unknowns and realized,
These are the ones I’ll have to walk with for years
They nudged me, I wanted to stop and rest
But there was never a choice, So now I walk with them
And am one of them and yet I walk alone.

I walk today, the scenery changes
Its morn, its noon, its eve, its night
I walk on the seen paths
And then come the unseen ones
And then the seen
And at times ones never known.

I walk through the woods
I walk through the streets
Through markets
Through theatres
Through brothel
Through taverns
Through corporates
Through houses
And I walk not knowing why.