How far do I run?

a poem by Punit N Parikh

Following up some vague foot trails,
In sun burnt dead dessert sand,
In search of unknown, untouched solace.
The emptiness of infinitely vast sky,
Just a little example of my desolate soul.

Wandering up through the vast blue oceans,
Hiding from every dark scary night.
Searching for tranquility in the oceans heart
But after end of every rolling-rising tide,
Its just the cries of hatred that I find.

Fighting my way thru large human commune,
In midst of pain, hunger and jealousy.
Searching for innocent eyes, to cast a spell of love
But with every stranger that I pass,
It’s just the burden of tears that I get.

Now how far do I need to run?
To catch up with eternal guiding star.
To lead me on and on, forever
To find a cradle of love to rock my way.
Is this life just a run?