Dancing to the music

I came to the stage, unprepared,

in an epic play stretching through time.

Learnt my parts as the script unwound,

parts of which I helped to write.

I donned my robes and played my parts,

then discarded them, and moved on.

But sometimes left behind my heart,

which yearned, and refused to depart.

I missed my heart, which was elsewhere,

but had to act to script's demands.

Those were times I couldn't give my all.

Not whole, I didn't enjoy the parts!

Then there were times when I just danced,

and flowed to the beat of the music - 

times when the music filled my heart

which was one with me, and I rejoiced!

Dinesh Gopalan

23 December, 2014