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POEM: WHY DO THINGS HAPPEN?

Kamlesh Tripathi

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Why do things happen?
And why do things don’t happen?
Is life a silent script already written,
Or a page that turns only when we touch it?

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Do events unfold,
Because they are destined to unfold,
Woven into the fabric of our days,
Long before we learn to read the script?

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Or things don’t happen,
Because destiny seals some doors,
Before we ever reach them?

To maintain the status quo.

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Is it really the absence of effort,
That stops things from becoming real?
Or is it the quiet and powerful destiny,
That lifts some moments into being,
While letting others slip away?

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A strange dialogue exists,
Between the strive and the fate?
It reveals where human effort ends,
And destiny begins?

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And what becomes of our dreams,
For which no effort was ever made,
Are they the failures of will,
Or simply paths never meant to be paraded?

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When I was young,
The road ahead shimmered,
With hope and promises,

Waiting to be claimed.

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There was so much to do,

Lovely dreams to pursue,
There were so many possibilities,
That made me feel success had pulled through.

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But now that age has slowed my steps,
I look back and see,
Layers upon layers of karma,
Some complete, some abandoned,
Some forgotten.

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It is a crossword puzzle,

Where each choice becomes a clue,

Each action becomes an answer,

That fills our lives with advantages.

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There is a divine meaning,

In why things happen,

And why things don’t happen,

Which is beyond human comprehension.

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We all come from the mist,

And vanish into the mist,

And that is the rule of life,

So take life as it comes.

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“Take life as it comes. Take success and failure in equal measure.”

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Written and posted by Kamlesh Tripathi

Author, Poet, & Columnist

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https://kamleshsujata.wordpress.com

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