Catch - 22

As the beautiful life flows,

along the stream of time.

The Song of the Heart,

need to be sung in rhyme.

There are catches and twists,

that make a matter complex.

One can’t force, steal or beg

to meet the ever-elusive success.

There was a catch called Catch-22

defined by a satirical storyteller.

Repeated loops in bureaucracy

Were identified by Joseph Heller.

A pilot continuing to fly in war

without asking for relief was insane.

But if he ever asked for a break,

he was to fly because he was sane.

Life is full of such situations,

which trap us in a status quo.

Mutually conflicting conditions,

invariably interrupt the flow.

Love is such a great feeling,

gets often caught in a catch.

One may try many solutions

but he finds no proper match.

When I sing her my sonnets,

she thinks they are just a bluff.

But for being together, she feels

these affections are not enough.

She says she understands my love

but she invariably makes me grieve.

She says if I really love her,

then I may have to leave.

I think she should empathise

and get this message sublime,

that I have found my love,

in the search of a lifetime.

Leaving doesn’t make sense

because love is not a crime.

Even if we stay far away

only a connection should be fine.

The beautiful love of my life

needs to come out of catch-22.

But the lack of communication

is making it difficult to woo.