The Best of Both Worlds

New dreams, hope, and aspirations
continue to sparkle
to reach my destination
like a mirage…

Iridescent imaginations propel me
up above in the infinite sky
to seek my own height
and the haunting beauty
of the moonlight
but fall apart the next moment
touching the ground
looking with fear and suspicion
in confusion and desperation
and the ground bounces me back
to rise again like a rubber ball
to keep exploring the possibilities
and I find myself hanging
somewhere in between
that is not the abode I aspire for…

I come back from the illusion
to face the reality as it is
to create myself as and where I am
I find myself in the eminence
of my reclined chair in my lawn
in the lap of my mother earth
with the gentle breezes
brushing my face and body softly
in the quietude of chirping of birds
enjoying the warmth of the sun...

I’m on the earth
the realm of reality
with freedom to enjoy
the luxury of imagination
that makes me realise that
I’ll have the best of both worlds
here, and nowhere else…

–Kaushal Kishore