On the highway





I am on the highway
Parading lonely
With blank mind
And painful thoughts
In a motiveless direction
Machines and automobiles
Are moving more merrily
Plundering increment
Of my pleasure
On the highway
Fountain of lights are dancing
Like glittering glass pieces of discos
But I in the midst
Cornering myself
Like the midnight village bulb
On the highway crowd
I helplessly run for a machine of heart
 Who could beat for me
Miles I moved and paraded
On the highway
Could not fetch a machine of heart
I found all heart turned machine
On the highway
----------------------------------------------------23/11/12   Friday

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Submitted on February 02, 2013

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Characters 590
Words 98
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 24

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