! ! ! ..sojourn with self….(1) <br />A poem by Sivan PG Menon <br />_____________________________ <br /> <br />Eyes elude the self within <br />Looks deceptive and fear ringed… <br />Inquisitive to seek the ‘I’ innate, sullen <br />Am I deceiving the self in me..? <br /> <br />Birth a gift’ … <br />Childhood, buds of innocence... <br />Adolescence a barbed fence, captivity... <br />Dilemma’s un fathomable…inhibited <br />Teens a …. concoction… oblivious... <br />Seemingly a ‘tunnel vision. <br />Nonchalant youth…. <br />Syndromes.., middle age ravaging.... <br />Fear…ambiguous …of a losing paradise…. <br />Your unwilling embrace of….. SILENCE….near… <br />…a Grand finale… <br /> <br />Traversing a zigzag rope... transformation <br />rugged …uncanny <br />…Pebbles down… Ocean depth shall never reveal <br />the pathways of life….Metamorphosis of existence… <br />Soul a mystery...infinite...<br /><br />Sivan P.G Menon<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/sojourn-with-self-1/