Vihang A. Naik
Love Song of a Journey man
I
The world
shrinks within
the boundaries
of flesh.
Drink nectar.
Grasp the luster
of a sculpted beauty
in hands-
one cannot,
for instance,
gather fog
in the fist.
II
How long
can our hands
keep the distance
bound.
Look ahead-
the journey is short.
There
the road unwinds,
where
you’ll pick up
the race
and melt away
in the noises
of a city
whose streets
lead you nowhere.