Being There

 Also published in Inverse Journal https://www.inversejournal.com/2022/01/27/being-there-a-poem-by-mubashir-karim/

As the year went by

hastily—

excited to reach

anywhere—

probably

the end of the year—

Somewhere.

I too—

with (almost) everything

within my reach

(except Time)

found the festive fair within me

but the child lost—

Lost—

within the maddening crowd—

weeping, talking, reading, texting,

teaching, watching, proving, arguing...

 

This year

I hope,

I could just

Stay.

Linger.

Just be.

 

Like a tree

Hung with a hoarding

Saying

Nothing of any use

But essential

Nonetheless.