A Final Escapade

I thought of running away from the pulls and pressures of this heartless mortal world
I could walk no more than a couple of yards before I was pulled back by the directionless herd

I thought that I can stay away from hospitals and avoid the misery and agony of the daily pain
I could not avoid sickness that stayed back at my home and contributed to ill-health and loss of gain

I thought I could proactively avoid people who demonstrated the highest levels of negative attitude
I could not turn them away from my door when they attacked in pairs and tested my levels of fortitude

I thought I could avoid interaction with folks who in this life had done little beyond listing their demand
I could do little beyond wearing an arm band voicing my protest when my life began to go out of hand

I thought I will be the change that I seek in this world and set out with high levels of idealistic outlook
I realized that every man in this world will undertake course correction on facing his own road block

I thought I should share my set of experiences and provide feedback to others about their behaviour
I realized that man loves praise but does not like others to point out perceived flaws in their armour

I thought I could be open and transparent about my inner-world with those who I considered close
I realized the world to be an opaque place and it does not take much for one to literally come to blows

I thought that I could share my deeper desires and voice out my point of view on areas of change
I realized the value of silence in maintaining sanity and limiting extent of damage within a set range

I thought that I could also expect help from the same people to whom I selflessly rendered support
I realized that one may be on a set of crutches yet has no right to expect help while defending his fort

I thought that I could persuade others to live an independent life and learn to live an enriching life
I realized that I could do little to influence others when they had no desire to let go a life of strife

I realized that I may have expected my universe to comprise of events filling it with a set colour
I recognized that one needs inner wisdom to sustain a fulfilling life beyond shield of external valour

I realized that what was seen and what was reality may have been as different as sugar and salt
I realized that was the ways of the world and Nature exhibited variety and it was no one’s fault

I realized that there was no escape but to live and stand up for your own set of values and belief
I recognized that one should let go of any expectations of desiring others to turn a new leaf

I realized that one needs to only stand up to your own conscience and internal probes and scrutiny
I understood that the seeker of truth needs to surrender and lets nature direct the flow and wisely avoids mutiny!