hesitation

i sense within my heart

the lingering fear

of hearing unfavourable comments

and feeling shame of becoming a loser

ending

like a tortoise

in a state of withdrawal

though well protected

but with no progress

towards my goal

a prospect

or that path that may contain

encounters

with vultures

but

much joy at the end

with lots of applause

henry victor     12.07.2010

dreaming the destiny

from wilderness i returned home

journeying by shallow but longer channels

creeping also through constricting tunnels!

i did move fast on a flat road

by a motorized vehicle

continuously getting wet

and traveling with the threat

of being run over by trains

coming from the opposite direction

with no space to step out

of the narrow burrows

making longer waiting a necessity!

and more were temptations to pick

unwanted luggage strewn and scattered

by an earlier trekker like me

helplessly lost control of his walk

henry victor     03.01.2007