Rootless.Bootless. Poem by Abhijit Roy

Unbounded was his mind, that led him astray,
A traveler, a hitch-hiker had he become.
Had been a subject of wasteful youth,
Wishful thinking was what he used to nurture.

Well, what was he before?
A small-time mill worker;
With a run-of-the-mill livelihood.
Was regarded as diligent in his neighborhood.

Until one day, his chums took him,
To a garden of weeds.
It was all too easy for him to learn the art,
And soon he took to drawing in;
Quit his trade, and dwelled in a smoky chamber.

Maddened and muddled – he felt his life upside down,
Left his home, stealing all the money he could;
And proceeded towards a bootless voyage,
To face the unknown, oblivious of the risks he’d run.
He chose to become rootless,
Never anticipating the vagaries that would root.



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ABHIJIT ROY
Place: Guwahati, Assam, India
Date: 13-march-2011