It's Never Your Race

An engineering marvel was called,

Eyes of many dreamt in it to float;

With songs & dances & love in bed,

Elated were as golden tickets allured.

Who boarded once the tallest ship,

Saw destiny, cruise wouldn’t fail;

And slept with no goodbye kiss,

As would reach in few days of sail!

What cannot sink all knew for sure,

The Giant Ship could not be bent;

From shores who watched envied,

As they weren’t part of who were sent.

Who knows how many held in arms?

And looked at moon in sulking night;

Who knows how many wrote lists?

Steps to take when destiny arrive.

What dreamt or listed, were lighted,

An iceberg that plunged unsinkable;

Some in arms embraced faith,

Rest fought or lost or escaped or crumbled.

You ain’t choose but take what’s chosen,

This is destiny’s cycle, never your race.

© Pranav Chaturvedi 2020