The Prayers

By Marsook Ali

I prayed to lord..

for the eternal pleasures

searching far..

for the unseen treasures

followed the trails..

spread across the miles

I wandered hard..

all through this world

I got them all..

those worldly ones

but not enough..

the mind’s so tough

I turned back once..

only to sense

what I have lost..

in the endless pursuit

and then I prayed..

“Oh my good lord

put me back..

to my humble past”

the life so short

with the incessant quests

having won the race

have I lost the prize ?

By Marsook Ali