Encroaching the brain and rescuing glory

A thing that surrounds and can't escape
Smothering and bound yet I couldn't make
When it was pushing inside and I didn't realise
I thought it was just for a while but it was encroaching my mind

Every part of my brain kept surrendering and being occupied
I was ruled over and served as a slave to the deeds

Needed some revolution to throw it out
When the idea of being ruled over was a doubt
Taken for granted, I was hanged
How it fucked me in the end?

It stole my glory, I assumed was divine
Decided to earn it back, so hard to find

But it was rebounding and the mere idea was enough
Occupying my brain once again
I knew what to do to plant the seeds back
I thought its not bad to surrender, what the heck?

The battle was on once again
I didn't turn up to see until the end
How many soldiers were shot dead on each side
Until one day when I read that story
With my morning tea & toast, I was delivered to glory

PURSUING MY DREAMS

I pushed so long, so hard to reach
Oh I am streching my hand to get a firm grasp
I am running so fast to be on the sails
So long I waited to be on this voyage

I dreamt of this world, that seems a parallel land
I am stepping inside for the nightmares to end
Somewhere down the line, I tracked the site
Struggling to see what's beyond the might
Perhaps a fortune ahead, waiting to be explored
Cheers of the victory lost in the loudest roars

I stepped in where the crew mates greeted me
They offered me dinner, that served to my hunger
I ate to my stomach's fill
I never had a better taste until

Yet at night, after the evening's wine
A cozy bed, besides the window, from where the stars shine
Overcoming the day's anxiety and what lays ahead
I looked back on time laying cold and dead

Certainly there were time bringing up memories to cherish
But there lies ahead my soul, yet to nourish
And more of the world that had been insane
No better than the flood with the drowning rain

And lost in my thoughts, I doze off
With the arrival of dawn, freshly I woke up
I stepped out in the sun for some fresh air
Greeted by the new faces, all were familiar

After the breakfast they taught me my task
Though never pursued but long anticipated,
I could easily grasp;
Deeply involved, I lost the track of time
I got convinced as I found the rhyme
In a way, I had found my childhood back
I went smoothly as I had the knack

In few days, I was treated as their equal self
I had been into insights, where I delve

At nights we gather for the evening drinks
Sharing their past and the times when they sink
The elder ones turned up to share their experiences
How they fought and stepped ahead, leaving behind the grievances
Abandoning the sweet girl that was meant to be his wife
But all agreed "Time on the deck was time of their life"

Once again in the morning we rowed together
Towards an unseen mission that lies farther

We don't know where our mission lies
Against all the odds, that defies
We gathered the courage to move along
Committed to the goal that we long
Nurturing the crest of the new family,
to which we belong;

So I bade good bye to the yester years
Every step I take is a farewell to fears
With firm determination and sharp vision
I head for my dreams, towards my mission

ALL I NEED

I do have the words to speak
But a rhyme is all I need
That gives my voice a melody
Making me sound better and steady
  
I do have thoughts to ponder
But an expression is all I need
That may add to me some rationality
Taking a step forward towards reality

Though I've got many teachers to learn from
But a 'mentor' is all I need
One who can spot out my Achilles' heel
Skills me thoroughly, turning me flawless

Though I do have friends to freak
But a soul-mate is all I need
The one that causes my heart to beat
Always giving me a consistent heat

Though I have passions to achieve
But love of life is all I need
Making me surrender blindly to it
Sharpening my vision, targeting to hit

Though I have got a meaning of my being
But a purpose of life is all I need
Moving for it, so I never turn back
Climbing the heights, gaining what I lack

THROUGH THE DEPTH, TO THE ULTIMATE HEIGHT

All I was set to make a difference
Tried keeping a pace with my sense
Got to initiate on my own
An underdog, unnoticed, I moved on

While I was through the first lap
Got into light, had rivals by
Someone knocked and said, I was on wrong track
Pretending dumb and trying deaf, pondered what he meant

Distracted, I got struck with a weir on way
I fall on the ground and wounded my knee
Got up and begin to walk again
I realized my knee had pain

While on the track itself, I took a break
Gave a thought again, prior to second take
Could figure out what went wrong on the way
Accelerating fast was envying my fellow mates

Soon I gained back my consciousness
I marched again with a better aim
Though I didn't give it my very damn
Still I could clear the lap

The journey didn't end up at all
Crowd screamed aloud, to cheer me out
Didn't remember, this time it was a hurdle race
Overjoyed with the cheer ups, I lost my pace

 I struck with a hurdle, had a fall on ground
With a greater bang than the previous one
Had a greater impact on my mind
And I couldn't really make up this time

This made me lay on a bed
All day there, I had to rest
Tried thinking about it all over again
But pulled back, as I still had the pain

The haunts of the past experiences didn't last that early
I grew hopeless and had given up nearly
Then through a gap, to my bed, came a flash of light
Enough to focus, and for the fire within to ignite

While still recovering, I had given in again
I went into depth and tried to gain
Sharpened my vision, laying a stronger base
While still laying, I could anticipate

Soon the wounds heel, got me back on the track
Had enough in me now, to overcome those set backs
In the end, victory was mine and I realized
"Getting into depth, made me rise"

GOING ON

Cause it wasn't about doing and just giving it a try
I set my sails off to get across the bay
I rowed to direct the boat my way
But it were the waves that took it away

When it wasn't about reaching but seeing the target
I moved on to have the clearest view
The road was diminished in the mist of dew
Until I could end up, landing on the target I knew

Then it wasn't about winning and just getting through
I shut the rest and focused on my very next
Every new step turned up to be my best
In the end I stood better than the rest

At last it wasn't about living but merely surviving
I inhaled the air to pump up myself
I realized and enjoyed how this all went
I lived a lifetime that I did intend