Uncharted Path

Following the crowd aimlessly

on the well-travelled road…

I stumbled upon

a rarely treaded footpath

while everyone counselled about hardships

and advised not to go against the norms

I placed one foot in front of the other

to cautiously explore the

uncharted avenues

I met a fellow voyager

different he was in many ways

from the eligible bachelors of the

well-travelled road

yet he was the mate to my soul

Travelling hand in hand

we enjoy every minute

of this adventurous path

the travellers of the road

still whisper behind our back

because we don’t travel the road

because we don’t fit their time lines

But we enjoy this wilderness

and so crave this togetherness

naive, we are  not

though different, we know

the destination of this path is the same

as any well-travelled road

Reaper awaits us at the end of the path

But, that won’t deter us

purposefully,

we continue through the

uncharted path

 

©Vindhya Colombage

Picture credit: Danny Beath; National News & Pictures