Shooting Star

By Manoj Kumar

Shooting Star

Tumbling randomly without any semblance of grace

Without any companion or a familiar face

No path to tread, no orbit to trace

Just a nameless rock, in the cold infinite space

The distances are large and encounters few

Constant darkness, never a soothing hue

Fear and desolation seem to be my only friends

As I fly through space that has no end

From a great distance I see your light

Burning brightly and I exert with all my might

To turn towards what could be my first sight

Of a world without darkness and fright

Being alone in space leaves me free

Free to make decisions, free to be me

But would I like to be alone, make it my destiny

Or should I be pulled by the love of gravity

But it is tough to resist the allure of light

And I make my decision, hoping it is right

I fly towards you, feeling no remorse

And I feel the pleasure of you pulling me close

I am happy that your love I feel

And I approach you with a lot of zeal

Knowing that my loneliness you will heal

Although your love, my fate it will seal

I feel pain as your love tears me apart

I start to burn, but in my heart

I feel love, in every recess small

It's better to have felt love, than not have known it at all

By Manoj Kumar