11 January, 2015

Action

Searching, no, not really searching
not looking out, not wanting
merely existing, waiting
for the tinge of happiness to come by
Unearned, unwelcome, the faint drop of inspiration
Unrewarding, without perspiration
I wait, for it to come by
Hopelessly, tiresome, blank
Waiting for the single ray of hope
Of change
To spontaneously just… happen

Life comes to this
becomes dull, and we expect
God, Almighty, Allah, Krishna
to take us to the crossroads and preach a sermon
to tell us what to do
But such luxury is bereft my honor
My inspiration will not be endowed
It will need to be created

And that, becomes the greatest challenge of my humanity
Not to search for genius, for it exists within me
not to search for talent, for it can be earned
not to search for glory, for it is the end of the struggle
but to simply wake up
To tell myself that tomorrow morning will not be a better one
That today engulfs reality, unchanging unless I act
My destiny, depending on the power of my actions
Waiting, for me to act
For me, to pick up my lazy bum and begin
Even if I don’t like it
To act
What life comes down to
Actions
For that which I know is right
Action
To move forward
To act
To summon 20 seconds of insane courage
And act 

Vishal Gupta
May 3rd, 2014