Monday, April 9, 2012

I WALKED.





I walked with my head bowed
Lost in thoughts
Searching for answers
For the questions created.
I walked fast as if my pace will
Leave everything behind
The pain, the hurt,
The worries and the tears.
I walked past
The blur of the houses, the stores
The faces and the market places...
The heart heavier
The breath laboured
The body sweating....I walked on.
I found myself in a park
Amidst a crowd
Dads, moms, kids,
Granpas and grannys.
I heard the kids laughter
Going down the same slide
Again and again....never bored.
I saw a pregnant woman
Bright from glow within
Dreams in her eyes, smile on her lips.
Saw the young bond with the old
People connect, in this disjointed world.
I walked on head held high
Opening my eyes...only to look ahead.


For - NaPoWriMo


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25 comments:

  1. sulekkhaApril 9, 2012 at 6:30 PM

    Awesome, awesome poetry. I absolutely adore this one, Janaki...

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  2. Jessica MApril 9, 2012 at 6:56 PM

    It can be sometimes surreal, when walking carrying such heavy thoughts and reflections and looking out at a world so seemingly happy and light. I loved your poem. Great job!

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  3. Tarang SinhaApril 9, 2012 at 7:05 PM

    Really nice!

    I walked fast as if my pace will
    Leave everything behind
    The pain, the hurt,
    The worries and the tears.

    Like these lines especially:)

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  4. Brian MillerApril 9, 2012 at 7:35 PM

    nice...i like the progression from head bowed to head held high...and how the life around you awakened that in you...

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  5. Zeenat {Positive Provocations}April 9, 2012 at 8:28 PM

    Dear Janaki,
    This is a beautiful!
    Love how the words are just flowing.
    Much Love,
    Z~

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  6. Nikky44April 9, 2012 at 9:23 PM

    WOW!!!! Its my favorite poem!! I love it!

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  7. AnonymousApril 9, 2012 at 11:48 PM

    Sometimes walking it out clears the head. Very nice, Janaki!

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  8. Martha Jane OrlandoApril 10, 2012 at 12:45 AM

    I love your beautiful description of moving from self-absorbed pity to a joyful embrace of the world. Head held high and eyes wide open!
    Blessings!

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  9. NelietaApril 10, 2012 at 3:19 AM

    This is really good Janaki! I have had walks like that but in the end always keep my head up and look the world straight in the eyes :)

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  10. The PoetApril 10, 2012 at 3:46 AM

    My precious Janu,
    Powerful words indeed. Very moving and touching. Sadly, this is how some people really feel. You expressed your thoughts with grace and style.

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  11. IreneApril 10, 2012 at 4:22 AM

    The melancholic lines at the start are beautiful and I love how this poem ended so positively! Great poem, Janaki! <3 :-)

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  12. Joyce of I Take Off The MaskApril 10, 2012 at 6:34 AM

    You just described beautifully what we all experience at times when we feel like walking literally and figuratively, walking amidst strangers, and yet knowing everybody is somehow just like us, longing to be noticed by all the rest who are just walking and passing us by.

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    1. JANUApril 10, 2012 at 1:03 PM

      Wonderfully interpreted, thank you Joyce.

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  13. SlamdunkApril 10, 2012 at 8:05 AM

    Thanks for sharing with us. Seeing those around us as people with histories and dreams is something that I stupidly overlook at times. Need to do better.

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  14. Manisha BhatiaApril 10, 2012 at 2:03 PM

    You sometimes need some time to spend with yourself not to understand the world but search answers within, yes u want peace n need to be alone n then surroundings all around created by god, give u d answer!

    Good one! V honest one rather!

    Love
    Mani

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