GEMINI MIRAGE

Oh! A mere mirage it was, I knew,
But indulge in it, I did.
Perhaps to get a feel of it…
or to know if I was worth it…

For years its form I admired;
Its dazzling aura, I felt;
Knowing all through that it’s beyond reach,
The very nearness of it, I enjoyed.

To somehow reach it I tried,
And in it a failure I had been,
Longing to discover it I was
Living a fool’s life I understood.

Yet, its magic was undeniable,
Smitten by its charm, closer I approached;
Only to know that, true, I was at first-for
The dazzling being was gone…

For miles and hours I walked;
For the dazzling being I searched;
Just then the reality I faced-
Oh! It was a mirage that I chased.

In spite of knowing the truth, I chose
to live in a dream for a while.
Just because I felt so, I thought I was close;
But it was an endless mile.

Now, I know, what mirages can do,
by their dazzling and dubious charm.
I’d lost in its game and in my own too,
But now it can cause me no harm…