1/17/12

LOVE TRAPPED IN A LABYRINTH
By K.Balachandran


Hardly seventeen
madly in love,
(with each other
you fallaciously believe)
but reality is disguised
wearing a different garb
and on the road
that goes astray.

all you are in love
is to love itself
or to oneself,
but the fact remains
hidden always.
perfect
Narcissus-
you decide
the labyrinth
as your preferred
rendezvous
-a false step you took
but both do not notice.

the labyrinth of misconceptions
would never allow you
to be together, or be in deep love!
the labyrinth
makes your love complex.
narrow corridors,
turns and twists unexpected,
not easy to negotiate,
in exasperation, you yell out,
there is no response,
you became addicted to
the repetitive perambulations,
within the labyrinth
till you get tired
of all this-
love wouldn't get a chance.


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K.Balachandran has been writing news stories and features almost two decades for a mass selling newspaper(1.5 million copies in the last count) which brought him face to face with dramatic moments of human existence ranging from rare ecstasies to bitter disappointments;a roller coaster ride incomparable that helped to gain valuable insights.But what became a casualty in the bargain was creative expression and precision in the use of language, as language to a journo was a mere tool for basic communication.Now a penitent, writing poetry is his antidote which he does in English, Malayalam, his native tongue and Tamil.
He lives in the coastal town Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala, the lush and green State at the south west sea board of India, a prime tourist destination known for it's scenic beauty which incidentally is the original spice country sought by Greeks, Romans and Phoenician's from time immemorial.