A Collection of Poems

Thoughts from my mind

Category: diaspora

  • The man in the mirror, I can’t see
    My purpose not getting any clearer
    My destination not getting any nearer
    Do I belong in the motherland or do I belong here?
    The motherland fills my soul, yet never enough
    Here fills my desires, yet my heart it engulfs
    Not fitting in either place, boon or bane
    The soil there, monsoon and rain
    A spring afternoon enough to stop me from going insane
    The rain here causing disdain, not good for my brain
    Should I leave or should I stay?
    A question I ask myself every time it’s grey
    But a coin has two sides, and mine I must flip to stop me from going astray
    A change of perspective is what’s needed
    A perspective to avoid being conceited
    Like counting coins, I must count my luck
    Increase in gratitude to become unstuck
    The best of both worlds
    The veil across my eyes stops being unfurled
    It flies across the sky as it’s hurled
    Vision clearer, my purpose I begin to make out
    Destination nearer, I know how to get about
    I belong in both as both belong in me
    The man in the mirror, I now see