Cottage
Cottage
It wasn’t amid the woods
Like you see in the tales
Where you see smokes
Coming out of chimneys
It wasn’t that
But as cozy as that
I can tell you
It wasn’t on the top of the mountains either
Where the cool wind blows a lullaby
Onto your ears
Where you dance among the clouds
Paralyzed by the scenic beauty
It wasn’t that either
But as pliable as that
I can tell you
It wasn’t in the countryside either
Where you hear crickets chirping
Cattles mooing
And the beautiful smell of red mud
It wasn’t that either
But as mellow as that
I can tell you
But it was when I started feeling this
Flower petals within me
Silencing the racing heart
A soft tune playing within
Spreading into a smile
It was then I realized
I have reached here again
I gasped in surprise
It wasn’t visible in my sight
Nor did I knew the way
Had tried searching the route relentlessly
Unable to find it, was I lost
There were no signboards
Neither milestones
Nor welcome boards
Luck came and I ended up here
It must be, I thought myself
Otherwise, how would I?
Must be a pure luck
Because if I knew the way
I would have come long ago
Or it wasn’t just luck?
I thought to myself again
Because I may have missed the timing
But I always return back to here
As I breathe in a sense of relief
It was uncanny, it was obvious
And I had worried for nothing all this time
The noises blurred my vision
Stirring up the pangs of anxiety of the unknown
Thinking I could never get here again
But here I am again
I smiled to myself
I always come back here somehow
I couldn’t deny it, it was the truth
Because no matter how further I swayed
No matter how rocky the boat was
No matter how scared I felt
No matter how many thunderstorms I have seen
I have reached here again
There is nothing here
But a vacant space
And an eternal beautiful silence,
This is where it lies
This cottage
A part of me
No wonder I end up returning here
No wonder I find comfort returning here
Because this is where I should be
Back to my home
Back to myself
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