April 22, 2021
Photo by Raj Mohan
The Eternal Shadow Of Karma
Darshak Rana
Standing on the weak stairs of time
My shadow is watching me
As my last rites are going on
As the flames of my pyre rise
My shadow is watching my body burn
My shadow —
Is Smiling…Laughing…Crying with me.
My shadow -
Had always supported me
In my dark days of despair
And In the sunny days of hope
My shadow never left me
Alone.
Now that I had passed away
My shadow still awaits
Hoping for me to return
But I can’t turn back
I can’t relive
I have left the body.
I have left this world
Yet my shadow is still alive
In the hearts of my loved ones
I am still alive in my shadow
I am so glad that my shadow is still alive
Helping everyone
Serving the humanity
Making me proud
Making my lord proud.
The shadow I had cast.
Onto this world
Through my Karma....will never die
It will follow me
It will travel towards me
It will come back to me
I am so happy that when I take a new birth
And when my old shadow hugs me
I will have a beautiful destiny
Already waiting for me.