Am I alive
Am I really alive
Or am I being eaten up inside
With dead habits on the rise

Is my passion on a song
Is my heart feeling free
Do my senses sway gently
In tune with the springtime breeze

Does my laughter reverberate
Like a gushing waterfall
Do my tears silently tiptoe
When my mind is on a recall

Can I take a stand
For a just and righteous cause
Or do I always get paralysed
Forever hitting pause

Can I just be myself
Without the shroud of vanity
Can I burn all these myriad costumes
Which conceal my true identity

Subir Chakraborty / 23rd Nov 2018