here

long time coming,

the comprehensive fugue,

the realisation, the quest, the journey

finally, here.

beyond the easy, expected & known

beyond the gaze & the applause,

beyond the norms and feelings,

beyond love and hate.

finally, here.

it is never lonely at the top.

the actual bracketed “alone” are those that stay at the bottom in crowds that do not understand

but we are beyond making judgements too now.

we are beyond noticing.

we are beyond empathy, commentary & analysis.

we are beyond explaining.

we are beyond listening.

we are beyond the “change”.

6 months be damned, we are at the final stage.

the final boss. the end game. scarface. tommy gun: say hello to my little friend.

finally, here.

a father’s expectations, a mother’s thoughts, a sister’s ideas,

a lover’s eyes, a friend’s needs, a society’s hopes,

a billion dreams:

prepared.

the quest of the hardest path taken is finally here.

in the process.

vipassna. intermittent fasting. the heaviest weights. the strongest thoughts. the most powerful feelings. most stable emotions. most able and ready. the most dependable. hardest worker in the room.

the future is so clear i can touch & kiss it.

the beginning is near.

the end is done. no farewell, recognition or emotion.

we are beyond it now.

it is the same as always.

the past always seeps into the present to show the future

i remember a girl in a cream, floral saree,

waiting for me to show up, but i didn’t.

because she was beyond comprehension,

i remember school, college and college,

anyways.

memories are for the retired.

we are forever 21

the pistols are in the air now.

our heads are out of the windows now.

and we are driving again.

we are, finally, here.

“i am just getting started”