Peace Parables

On 14^th of December, I let go of familiarity with a giddy head and a shaky foot.

An ocean of thoughts was lashing against the insides of my brain, sending ripples through my body, sometimes calm - sometimes torrential.

If there was anything inspiring, it was the elusion of the unknown, of what lies beyond and yonder.

Some reasons were to run away, from all the leftovers of yesterday.

Some reasons were to be a free flowing form, from all the conditioning I was marred with.

Some reasons were to be 20 and young, from the fear of all the 'responsibilities' that lay ahead.

The suddenness was exhilarating, an impetus to swim with the tide, however choppy or calm.

In the transition, many a things were thrown away, cleansing also the storage system within me,

Making place for new memories, and things, yes.

Many things were embodied testimonies of the days gone by, rambling stories of their existence, little round mirrors and five primary teeth.

Few of these many, came along with me, some left behind, some - destroyed.

Separation was also a part of the unknown, was learning to welcome it with arms wide open. The same arms that would cling to loved ones, memories, ideologies, thoughts and things, yes.

Opening of the heart, as gently as it arrives, it also departs.

An experiment was destined to begin, with myself and that around.

Everything that manifested from the new, asked me to just be..

Everything was a balcony, offering a view to the new.

An oasis of love, ever fertile and expansive was the mind,

Blossoming purples against the yellow sun swayed in inebriated motion,

Undulating wagtails sang songs in honor of the new land,

Refreshing was the wind that teased the hair on my skin,

Virgin was the newness, flawless as the white reflective sand,

Tidal was me, the sea was calm.

I traversed till the mind caved in to the aching muscles,

Only to find that where I belong was closer to me than I imagined.

A deep reconciliation with the broken images of everything gone by,

Gratitude for the love that continued to anchor me,

Sacred was the moment when the ache lifted off my chest --

And all that radiated was light, I was the feather that flowed with the tide...