From irrelevance to relevance
And back again
I float in a sea of unending fluidity
Constantly being rocked by neuronal signals
Chemical neurotransmitters followed by electrical impulses
And back again
Firing randomly
As per plan
And sometimes without one
I begin to wonder
Who is really leading who
Who is the real master
And where does my ‘I’ ness begin
And end
Whether I am just a mere slave
To the vagaries of nature
Evolutionary, perhaps
But who knows
Where the answer lies
Till doomsday arrives
And even after
There may be no real answer

Subir Chakraborty
19th July 2023