The Mad World
That night, I looked at the glorious moon
And chose, on the spur of the moment
To leave all that I was accustomed to
I would go, there, wherever my feet took me
I set out, with only a torchlight in my hand
And walked, walked down the road
Hoping to find answers to that which troubles me
Answers to give a meaning to life
I walked on till I was all worn and tired
I walked on till I left the asphalt and felt the grass beneath my feet
Then, exhausted, I fell asleep
Only to wake up at dawn, to find myself in a ***** place
I was at the foot of a mountain
It was colored in a dull black tone
And it had, on its wall, two eyes, a nose and a mouth
I sat up, looked all around me in fear and gulped
What have I done, where am I
Shall I return home safe
Why, I had let myself be guided by the moon's majestic glare
And committed a blunder
Now, I hardly knew where I was
Now, I hardly knew if I was even on Earth, then
The mountain spoke, calm down, it said
Calm down and look at me
I will not hurt you
I only wish to answer your questions
Who are you, I whimpered shrilly
I am the Mountain of Madness, it said
I am the border guarding the entrance and the exit of Earth
Whoever falls from the skies come to me
And I guide them on their path
But rare are those who do come to me, to reach the other realm
Speak, I want to hear you
What brought you here
I took a deep breath
And chose to bare my soul
I spoke thus
I am in love with the mystery of Earth
I have lived my life with my faith strong in my heart
I submitted to my fate
I trusted the divine love
I am in love with our Maker
I am searching for Him
I was enamored by the beauty of the moon
And I walked till I reached you
Can you let me through your gates?
Of course, said the mountain
I have never met a being such as you
See, the rest of this world do be all mad
They all do believe that this life does be all
That this life does be real even
They care not for the skies
They care not for the Maker
They all do bask in madness
But they believe themselves to be so sane
They do believe what this world and its temporal state want them to see
I shall let you through
The Maker does be a difficult one to reach
You shall have to go on your way
The other realms do be vast
But if your love does be true
You shall attain your means
For in this world of madness
I see you as the one with the clear insight!
Go, do go on your way!
Copyright © Anoucheka Gangabissoon | Year Posted 2016
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