I, Me, Myself

It all started one dark day
The day I was left alone
Solitude was all I was left with
I felt my life going astray.

I needed a mentor or someone close
To ease my pounding heart.
One place to another, I floundered
But I could find none.

Then I heard a voice from my back
Was it real or a mere hallucination
I turned around and saw
It was the shade of my own.

When there is no one, it said
Make solitude your best pal
And fill the lacuna of your life
With the bliss of being “you”.

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poem by Kushan Barnwal
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