Paradox

I watch the stars light up

As the evenings give way to night

I settle into the silence

And my thoughts become clearer

As the darkness intensifies

I want to know it all

And open the Pandora's box

Then a thought stuck my mind

If I get all the answers

There would be nothing left to find

If I live in fear

Will it be even called a life?

Overwhelmed with the thoughts

My heart skipped a beat

And I realised 

We look for sanity in this insane world

And find our peace in the midst of chaos

Build a heaven yet go through hell

Wasn't life a paradox all along

Whose mystery is yet to be solved?

Perhaps

Everyday I wake up

And continue the struggle

Bit by bit I try to add the little droplets

In the empty cup

The cracks don't let them stay 

Yet I try, everyday

As the city moves from day to night

And everyone struggling

Just becomes passer-by

The dream remains etched in my heart

No matter how hard the nights are

I wake up and walk again 

Step by step towards the shining light

In the hope that

Maybe one day I'll have an ocean to myself

And I realise I am not alone

As I cross paths with others

Who have come this far

Yet long for the home which they left behind

Perhaps we'll all return

To the place we belong

And sleep beneath the stars

For we all will have a part 

Of that beautiful sky to call our own!