Traveled and traveled br Now I am on top of a cantilevered cliff br Projecting into a deep sea br Tired I stood there With crumbling legs br Immovable arms, cataract eyes, struggling to breath br Deep sea below, nonstop waves touching rocky valley br Faraway gigantic ships were vanishing like toys br I turned back to have a glimpse br Of vast path traversed br Wonderful, beautiful scenes br Affectionate men, women, kids, full of life and love br And other innumerable animals br Sky scrapers, highways, br Rivers, jets, cars, malls, theatres br Oh God, let me not leave this world br when the layer of darkness spread over earth br I could see millions and millions of human beings br Struggling nude, shelter less, nothing to eat br Skeletons carrying rocky boulders on head and shoulders br Beaten up by masters to build another Taj br For the emperor of democracy br Again turned back and looked at the sea br Tired red globe was sinking br Just before final immerse, like me. br br Chandrasekharan. P.