Belongingness

Athirst for belongingness

I started off another day

I woke up to the scent of life

Making its way to my yearning lungs

I kissed the sun and the chirping sky

I drank the air, and touched the rye

Time ripped me apart

As I thought to myself:

"I am youthful and ageless.

I am ancient and evanescent."

How am I to know myself

When in me is but a fusion of contrasts

How am I to know myself?

I sacrificed my existence to the day

And Joy erupted from my being

Along with a dash of sadness

For how shall a bird fly

Without the pain of flapping?