नैकष्ट (naikashta)

Shrivardhan Ballekila, Rajmachi Fort trek, Lonavala, India

The sky
A myriad blend of colors
A thorny path strewn
With dead flowers
You stand at its end 
At the gates of paradise
Want to reach out but
Am wary of cowardice
Questions float in my head
Answers to which
I’m unable to realize
Should I bloody my feet?
Bloody my heart?
Or bloody your back, instead?

©Darshana Mehta

PS: नैकष्ट (naikashta) means fickle, unsteady or changeable in Sanskrit.

PPS: This photo was captured by me, on my phone (Mi A1), while on a trekking and camping trip with friends in December 2019