identity

i’m a book that cant be read.
created from start to finish
but not written down.
i’m a song that cant be heard
composed note by note
but without a tune to play.


i’m like a bird that cannot fly.
with sturdy wings
but afraid of flying.
i’m like a lion that cannot hunt.
hunger in my stomach
but no strength to run.

i feel like a river that can’t flow.
all the water in the world
but I’ve lost my course.
i’m like a wind that cannot blow.
my force has disappeared
and now i’m just a lot of air.

i feel like a movie that cant be watched.
conceived with characters and every detail
but didn’t get around to the story.
i feel like a game that cant be played.
all the right rules and strategies
but no teams to execute them.

i’m the sun with no light.
the biggest star in the sky
but my fire has been put out.
i’m the moon in the day.
lovely effervescence within me
but no one can see me.

- satyajit venkatraman
march, 2010