Troughs and peaks
I knew of them, quite well
maybe once in two years
maybe twice in a year
Did they begin after my first baby's birth
or sharpen after my mother's death?
Or were they always there
Along the continuum of childhood days
and adolescence?
The peaks arrived often
but weren't taken seriously
In the confidence of my hard work
Or could it just be that I was Destiny's child
Or was I?
So then why did the troughs come by
stealthily and silently with a predator's footfall
and stay ever longer
Nothin too quick, just lingering
Thoughts of thinking too much
Aware of strong wills and fearlessness
What does dispassionate mean
to the inherently passionate?
Is this a change taking place?
To know the difference -
What do troughs mean to the fearless
And peaks to Destiny's child?
To sense the uncertainties of life
The insecurities of people
The bitterness of betrayal
The silence of neglect
To sense that this is the outside
There is the real thing
Inside of me
Passionate as ever
Alive as ever
Let the troughs hover
and the peaks tempt
The real thing
is to know the calm
Within
- Copyright-Dipali Ekbote
