A journey

Holding the hands of my father
I walked a long distance
With a wish to touch the horizon
Where the sky shied of crimson frills
Only to kiss the unknown land
I was only a kid then

I hoped to see that glorious one day
Alas! Never has it become a reality
I was fooled every time by my eyes
Only to give a jerk in my heart
With a shear feeling I boarded a train
And sat quietly with a clouded brain

Trees ran away very fast from my sight
As if hate to see me in fright
A wise came near me voluntarily
To remind me of the moving train
Oh! Once again my eyes failed miserably
To show that I am wrong totally

I looked inside the train now
Watched people talking in voices high & low
A few became friendly with this dullard too
Discussed issues of interest in full
But slowly one by one moved away from me
As their destinations repelled them from me

I was sitting all alone in the train now
Carried my backpack and got down
Walked the path in a goalless stride
Realised finally that….
My life is only a roller-coaster ride
It is only me and me to stand by my side