The Magic Lamp

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He met a seer who told him,
he was going to get a magic lamp
elated beyond words, he daydreamed in bliss 
Dancing back and forth with elaborate tiffs 
on what he should wish for
He was high as a kite on fancy
Laughing and crying ...

Days passed, anxious moments 
tripping, jolting him out of stupor
no sign of the magic lamp
Waiting, cursing, 
alternating currents of hope and despair
tore him apart 

The seer no more to be found, 
he held on the prophecy
life too bleary 
dreams zestful
He chose blindly to stumble upon 

Then one day a glimmer of hope
The seer at a distance with a lamp in his hand
He bolted towards him
Running, slipping, crashing, 
without a care in the world
He ran and he ran
Wings of fancy
Lifting him up 

He ran and he ran

The seer tauntingly walked away from him
The man increased his pace
He was passing his school building
His friends called him
He didn’t stop
He ran past his college
His friends cheered him
But he didn’t thank them
The faster he ran the farther the seer got

He was getting tired
The seer was right ahead of him 
but eluded his grasp 
Then he came to his work place
He didn’t stop to greet his boss and colleagues
He ran and he ran
He saw his love waiting for him on the park bench
He waved to her
He was tempted to stop
But laboured ahead

Running still...
His legs ached
He was very tired,
exhausted, weary, limp 
He couldn’t move anymore
He wished for someone to help him
not a soul to be found.


He was all alone
forsaken, adrift, disconsolate
Nobody by his side...
And the seer had stopped
to look back
He was laughing at him
He felt like a fool....


Comments

  1. Unknown7 February 2020 at 07:49

    truly beautiful

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  2. Radz7 February 2020 at 08:28

    To take in every moment is a blessing bestowed on only a few...most dont have an eye and the rest don't have the heart ......if you find someone ..just keep them like a treasure
    ..

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  3. Sweet Morphine7 February 2020 at 08:46

    True dear...I have been struggling with this too inspite of the many blessings I have . Everyday I have to make a conscious attempt to look at the bright side...This blog is part of that initiative...

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  4. Unknown9 February 2020 at 08:02

    Truth written so beautifully..makes me wonder why inspite of realizing this, most of us aren't really able to come to terms with it..

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