Missing Facts

Whenever and wherever
I see around,
unknowns abound,
muddle and astound,
round and round…

Whether humans, birds or animals
or my colleagues and relatives,
I don’t know
why they laugh or cry,
how close or far they are,
what they think or do,
what they are up to,
and so are plants and trees,
I can’t even decipher all non-livings…

So many facts and figures,
but very little known,
mostly unknown,
like many words in the dictionary…

Even inside my body,
lots of things are not known to me
or anybody else,
if I get to know one,
I feel left out and threatened,
and so do others…

What for, why not, howzat,
questions after questions,
put me in a state of disarray…

What I know is
the fact of ignorance,
as also of sheer callowness,
and I really wonder
whether it’s a real bliss
or just an inner wish…

–Kaushal Kishore

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