Life of Light

It's Diwali 

It's my turn 

To live my purpose 

To be lit 

To light 

And then fade away into the darkness 

I am but a diya

As the sun rises 

I become more and more insignificant 

Lost in the brightness 

Of life and it's bounty 

A mere speck

Unnoticed 

Indistinguishable 

As time turns a soft corner 

And the night falls upon us

When the mighty Light leaves us to find our own path 

And souls come searching 

Lost 

Confused 

Unable to discern the shadows

Snake like ropes that lay traps 

Knocking them down 

Making them fall

Into the deception of their own minds 

I rejoice my birth into these dark times 

For now I can be seen from afar 

By many a traveller along his journey 

Bringing hope, light and warmth 

Unveiling what lurks behind the shadows

Dispelling all lies 

To be just a diya 

And the bringer of light 

Into this age of drudgery 

I smile at my might 

A Sign

Give me a sign

Show me something 

While I despair 

Not knowing how to make sense of things 

How to move forward 

Where I'm heading 

If anywhere at all

Where I'm meant to be

If somewhere, after all

Let me know that you're watching 

Give me just a clue

Make a sound that I can hear

Even though I may not always listen 

A way to break away from this roundabout

Into a possible direction 

Head closer to you 

Flow into your bounty 

Through the never ending sands 

That I walk in now 

No map, no route - 

Make the sun rise 

Shine into my eyes this morning 

So I can find East

Point out West from where it sets

Arms stretched I make head into North 

I see the star 

Everyday 

Walking before me

The moon by my side 

I still don't notice that these are the signs 

Rays of hope come into my life 

Every morning 

I only see the alarm clock tick by

Snooze for just ten more minutes... 

As I lay at night I draw my blinds 

Oblivious to the ever present bright North light 

I just don't have a clue 

Because I wasn't able to find - 

You - 

In everything from morn to night