Stranded

Posted on by Reena Saxena

I can hear a heartbeat
in this astounding silence
with no colour, caste or creed
Being human is not an advantage any more
as long as a heart beats
and can connect with all that surrounds

Maybe … I dare to hope
It will show a sign of affinity for my presence
We have journeys to undertake
Why not together?

The tiger in The Life of Pi
ate fish
kept company
but just romped away one fine day
on seeing a forest

I hope you don’t belong to the mountains
or the sands or water
more than you would like to be with me
I don’t know why
I see a kindred spirit in you

forgive me; it may just be the desperate hope
of a stranded human
who came looking for a different world
and found it
but it turned out to be vastly different
from expectations
with a beating heart
at a distance
both inviting and forbidding…

Photo Challenge #510

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