Remember the Poet

Ever looked up at the sky,

The vastness of the ocean,

The leaves or flowers,

And two lines of a poem

From somewhere —

In a distant memory

Of what you once read

Come back in bits, making you smile?

If it did, and it took you back,

To days better than these,

All I ask your kindred spirit is that

Do not forget the poet,

Who looks up at the sky,

And sees a chariot, instead of clouds.

Do not forget the words,

Woven with hope, belief and imagination

That arises from within the self,

In an awakening of spirit,

Inspiring rebels and dreamers alike.

Do spare a thought, for the names

Lost, struggling, putting up a brave face,

 While another dream somewhere,

Shatters into the dust of reality.

©Suranya