Ocean Of Life

By Shobhit Gupta

Long have I waited at the shore 

Too afraid to explore more

For the beach is sunny and certain 

And the tides are wild beholding fate’s curtain 

My heart longs for the far island in the sea 

But every time I begin to swim, my legs flee 

Will I be remembered in the history books I don’t know 

But I’ll be called a coward if I am too slow 

For the waves favour the brave sailor who sails in the King tide 

The meek are lost in Davy Jones’s locker, in the shallow seas who confide 

I can’t stay away from the water for too long 

The waves of desire in my heart have become strong 

The sounds of waves haunt my dreams, playing a melancholic song 

It’s time for me to sail, destiny has waited too long 

I’d take my throne as the ruler of the seas 

For Poseidon has got old, he can’t keep his keys 

I am the son of Bharat, the land of the Vedas

I bow before no one but Mahadeva 

By Shobhit Gupta