An attempt at poetry!!

THE METAMORPHOSIS...

Am the captain of my fate
Going to steer my ship away
Before it’s going to be late
An imbecile I have been
The devil had been waiting at the gate
A beacon has shown me the way
Saving my ship from going astray.


All is not lost
But my strength and vigor
There is a time to lose
Now is the time to get back
I will save my soul
From the deepest sins I have done
Sloth was my master
Gluttony was my friend
I have been playing with these demons
While my shadow became wider.


I have seen the beacon
I have got the warning
The ship needs to be saved
No longer will I be lonely
And allow myself to succumb
To the dark devil called fear
Humor have I mistaken
For a phantom called ridicule
Laughter I created
In the minds of others
By plunging my soul
Amidst the darkest of insults.


This is a moment of reckoning
Never again will I crave for food
Or will I crave any pleasure
I will no longer please the devils
And be a fool amongst fools

Higher will I soar
Greater than the
Depth I have plunged
The moment has come
For the healing of my soul
A winner I will be
As you will all soon see
And I will share my winnings gladly with thee.


The time has come for me
To enter the unfamiliar
terrain of wedlock
Which I swear to travel
with love and lots of patience
After all theres going to be nice company in this life
In the form of a friend called wife.


I will no longer prolong my suffering
Of being a mere weakling
Am going to steer my fate
Before it’s going to be too late.


----Navin

(18/11/2005, Chennai, 1 AM)