I’ve been looking for
something
that comforts my aching heart
in whatever is left with me
I feel disappointed.
I’ve been looking for
reason
among unknown faces,
in faraway places.
I feel lost.
I’ve been looking for
some hope
in abandoned hearts,
their broken shards.
I feel broke.
I’ve been looking for
life
in a sea of tranquility,
among clouds of anonymity.
I feel numb.
I’ve been looking for
friends
in places and on the internet
among the masses that surround me
I feel isolated.
I’ve been looking for
myself
in verses and hooks,
torn pages of books.
I don’t feel.
I’ve been looking for
love
in a world with fake faces
where emotions aren’t real
I don’t feel at all.
Then I started looking for
sorrow
in my todays and morrows
I find it everywhere
I feel sad.
– Rakesh Shukla
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