Facts of life

  I walked & walked in search of something unknown,
  Trying hard to realise what it was,that I looked for
  Happiness or contentment or company?
  Or for the warmth of a loving friend-
  Who would spare his shoulder when I'm down
  Who would comfort me just with his consoling silences!
 
  I do not know still..

  I went places, met so many on the way
  Some who shared my plight , I met
  Some who had gone too far ahead of me
  They who were once far behind , I realised
  When had I slowed down in the race called life?
  What had made me just bask in my past glory?

  I do not know still..

  My friends who were once always around me
  Had now turned too busy with their lives
  Or not just them, I also was acting busy
  What change life has brought in all of us
  The very same kids who once happily ran around
  Today all I see are busy, worried men & women!

  Why so, I do not know...

  All I hear everywhere is just about plans & career
  Nobody talks of the silly beautiful things of life
  Not anymore do I see people sipping a hot coffee
  Thinking of not any big things, but litte things
  Like the love of their life or the sweet memories of past
  How sweet that coffee was, but it no longer happens in our life

  Why, I do not know..

  Or is it just that time that I'm beginning to know..
  I think it is, I have to realise the truth
  Sweet or bitter, that this is life afterall
  That what happens when you keep wondering, is life
  But tomorrow, would I be sad that I was just
  A mere spectator who just didnt realise
  That he too had a part to play....

  Hridya