No Space To Walk. Poem by RAVIKIRAN ARAKKAL

This is the great universe,
With the galaxies,
With trillion stars,
The solar syste, milky way,
Where we are smaller
Than an atom in comparison,
Yet there is no space to walk,
On the walkways, footpaths,
Of the great metros,
Me always jostling with crowd,
With lost thoughts,
Dreams of millions only remain,
Worrying about getting home,
Daily chores a list unending,
Life a worry of bills payable,
People as if an herd,
Traversing the terrain,
Crossing the flooded rivers,
With little air to breath,
Water in ration, unable
To make a crossing of the street,
In peace, fearful of being hit,
By a passing vehicle,
Driven or ridden by mindless robotic
People, the walkway fo the metro
A flooded river even in night,
Making me wonder
Whaterever happened
To the country road it was
Not a faraway time ago,
Where will I walk in peace,
Where will I breath in solace alone?


Ravikiran Arakkal