Anonymity

[GEETASHREE]

I mingle with the crowd of hasty steps
Famished eyes, furrowed brows
Fearful hearts, floundering souls


I get diffused in their pain
Hunger, angst, stress, denial, deprivation


As I am one with them


But we do not hold Hands
Or touch hearts
Stranger we walk side by side
Isolated islands of muted voices
Of grief untold, sorrow unshared


Chasing are we a haloed mirage
Of flaming passion, lusty temptations
More fragile than the brittle
More precious than the priceless
Half truths of knowledge and perhaps existence

We are all united in our mission
But plod alone the paths of survival
In a meandering labyrinth
Of cascading failure

We do not stop by, smile a nod
In recognition of our mutual loss
Apparent profits and at times calculated withdrawal

I am happy and so are they
In our make-believe worlds of blissful ignorance
And bask in the glory of anonymity
Thy name perhaps is freedom

[angliholic]

Hi, Geeta.

I love this poem of yours.
It mirrors my heart and my thoughts with classic beautiful language!

[GEETASHREE]

Thanks Angi.

[adityasam]

Good poem. But, with the word 'Crowd' do you mean the poor people? In that case there can be substitute for the word crowd or does that mean the anonymous crowd in railway stations and shopping malls (as in India). Otherwise a very good poem.

Regards

[aliengirl]

A really good poem! It mirrors our contemporary society very well. I like the last two stanzas the best. A good play upon Hamlet's words in the last line. Well written on the whole.

[hack]

This is quite lovely.
It is a sad truth, that
we are so alone here,
in a sea of mankind.
...peace...

[GEETASHREE]

Good poem. But, with the word 'Crowd' do you mean the poor people? In that case there can be substitute for the word crowd or does that mean the anonymous crowd in railway stations and shopping malls (as in India). Otherwise a very good poem.

Regards

Adi,

The crowd means society in general suffering from mass alienation.
Of course, the thought occured to me while traveling.
In that case, you are right.

[GEETASHREE]

This is quite lovely.
It is a sad truth, that
we are so alone here,
in a sea of mankind.
...peace...

Wonderfully put. Thanks for reading and empathizing.

[GEETASHREE]

A really good poem! It mirrors our contemporary society very well. I like the last two stanzas the best. A good play upon Hamlet's words in the last line. Well written on the whole.


Thank you aliengirl for reading and appreciating.