If I walk on a moonlit night, <br />My shadow walks beside me, <br />O my life. <br /> <br />Moonlight hides in every lane, <br />Which lane should I take? <br />O my life. <br /> <br />The night-scents are vigilant, <br />And the wind is soothing, <br />O my life. <br /> <br />I am ignorant about these rays of moonlight, <br />Will I awaken one? <br />O my life. <br /> <br />If I awaken a ray of moonlight, <br />I will be branded a sinner, <br />O my life. <br /> <br />So I walk in fear, <br />Treading lightly, <br />O my life. <br /> <br />Separation was put in our swaddling cloth, <br />By our mothers, <br />O my life. <br /> <br />Since the beginning, light has been our enemy, <br />How can I let it touch my limbs? <br />O my life. <br /> <br />If I come to you on a moonlit night, <br />My shadow walks beside me, <br />O my life. <br /> <br />Moonlight hides in every lane <br />Which lane should I take? <br />O my life.<br /><br />Shiv Kumar Batalvi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-walk-on-a-moonlit-night/
