FORTUNE
Life is an ancient mud house
with endless loopholes, one
open leads to one end, one end
leads to another open, and the
loop continues like a mazy route
I'm a wayfarer in this labyrinth of
choice, hope, fate & faith, twisted
together as a map to my destination
So how do I find my path home?
In the pursuit of a greener shrub
I took the right turn, down I fell into
the chest of a wild forest, where I
met the jinns of wealth, they told me
"I'm the source of my own riches"
They served me bitter-sweet fruit juice
With a golden goblet, I drank & fell
asleep like an infant, I dreamt of life
in the paradise & another life in hell
I wake up at the origin with half of my
body burnt & half as smooth as silk
I took the left turn, again I fell into the
abyss of a deep water, down I drowned
to the seabed, I met a beautiful mermaid
She said: “I'm the ocean of my own wealth
& my fortune has been written as lifeline
in me”
I checked my body, I saw nothing
but scars from fire. she made love to me
at night, I woke up in the morning only
to find myself floating on water, naked
“Which way again?”
I asked the endless loop
©® Jamiu Ahmed
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