SOLITUDE

Somewhere in the peace of solitude,
Just forgetting about every work and task,
I discover the actual ‘Me’,
The ‘Me’ lying behind the worldly mask.

Solitude takes me to another world, 
The world that exists within me,
And shows me, actually who am I,
Whatever to the world I may be.

I connect myself to the inner world,
When I am all alone,
I shut my ears and listen,
To the ongoing inner tone.

When from solitude to the world I go,
I feel as if I am going astray,
Because in this very world, 
I walk others’ and not my way.

By discovering myself  in solitude,
My right path, I can find,
Solitude has mighty power,
Which simply cannot be defined.

Far away from the world,
I simply become solitary, 
For I know, without it, I can
Never discover the undiscovered ‘Me’!

                                       -Nikesh Lilani