SHADOWS

Out of place, often out of sight
Among the shadows and within walls
Burnt incessantly by fluorescent glares
I count among kindred, spirits and leaves

Solitary amid concrete monsters
A purpose hard to conceive
Confused by hazy obscurity
I seek that, I don't yet see

'Am a creature split apart
By the oceans and the sky
Seeking roots in barren lands?
For I do know, that I have lost

Beginnings in a distant space
By concepts of a distinct age
Is it a fusion that i should seek --
Or selected morsels i should taste?

Am i privileged, amidst a lucky few --
Or a cruel twist of modernity?
Is it fate or is there a choice --
Among shadows and within walls?

by Lawanya Rai