An Echo

An Echo
Rejoice! For thou art alive, With all the efforts to survive. Rejoice! For you have achieved What you desired and DESERVED! You have almost outdone your friends and foes And are ready for the race on your toes. You say: My mind runs like a wild stead, And my body works with a tremendous speed! There is nothing that can stop me. There is nothing that can tame me As my eyes are fixed on the golden fish of name and fame You have reached the peak of success And your heart is filled with eternal joys in excess! It is for you a golden hour For you are the master of great power! Your heart is filled with restless happiness But with a tint of loneliness. To give a joyful embrace you turn around, But there is no one to be found. A face with all its merry animation Is wet with tears of isolation.

You are done and on your own, But lonely and all alone. Happy as you are. Yet with a painful scare. Distressed you sit to contemplate. Questions arise in mind: Where are others? Where did they all go? Why am I left all alone? The answer is nothing but an echo An echo filled with all answers: My mind runs like a wild stead, And my body works with a tremendous speed! There is nothing that can stop me. There is nothing that can tame me As my eyes are fixed on the golden fish of name and fame But you were not aware of the salty waters Of the game of shame. - Aditya C. Salvi.