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An Illusory Journey
This world is a maya,
An illusion,
A creation, magical,
To lure and entice
With pleasures,
suited for the mankind.
Stimuli that caresses in various ways
Provocations entice and endeavour to deviate.
Mind weaves dreams of comfort and ease.
Safety of a haven
We forever strive to achieve.
With our limited foresight,
Not knowing what lies ahead
We move along blindly;
Balancing ourselves,
Lured by the promises
The illusions, magnificent.
Then one day we reach the end
Unanticipated distress
When the obstacle is insurmountable
The pleasures of life
Have gnawed and chiseled away
The resolve to brave the odds.
Walking on a narrow strip,
one realises
There is no going back.
Born in the year 1968, my childhood was spent amidst the beautiful scenic landscape of a small town in India, Ranchi. Though an engineer by qualification, reading, writing and cooking are my passions. Another thing that I am passionate about is my country, India. As they say, a lifetime is probably not enough to explore the whole of India. Currently based in Kolkata, I can be reached at gdutta17@gmail.com.
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12 thoughts on “An Illusory Journey”
This is a profound poem! Life is indeed a challenge and is just a one way journey. Thanks Goutam for joining in.
Hi Priya…Am so sorry for the delay in replying to your comment. Not sure why this had landed in the spam box…sincere apologies for that.
Am so happy that you enjoyed reading it. Thank you so much. 🙂
Engaging in some lyrical athletics whilst painting pictures with words and pounding the pavement. I run; blog; write poetry; chase after my kids & drink coffee.
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This is a profound poem! Life is indeed a challenge and is just a one way journey. Thanks Goutam for joining in.
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Thank you so much Sadje for the prompt. 🙏
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Always my pleasure
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Wow! Brilliant piece, Goutam!
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Thank you so much Eugenia. So happy to know that you enjoyed reading it. 😊🙏
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Sp beautifully expressed! Enjoyed the smooth flow of the poem! 😊
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Hi Priya…Am so sorry for the delay in replying to your comment. Not sure why this had landed in the spam box…sincere apologies for that.
Am so happy that you enjoyed reading it. Thank you so much. 🙂
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This is a wonderful piece, Goutham. It really packs a punch 🙂
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So happy to know that you liked it. Thank you so much. 🙂
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Reblogged this on I Write Her and commented:
Steps in the journey called life…
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