I had been lost for a long time in a place unknown
Walking towards a destination that my heart had shown
In the middle of my journey, I had this urge of going back
But I couldn’t risk it as I had come so far.
 
With fear, I turned back and saw the void
I was scared to get lost in the wild
So, I looked forward and there was a path
I saw footprints that were distinctly marked.
 
The footprints drew itself over and over
I tracked it down till I reached a place so familiar
All the memories flashed by in an instant
And deep down I felt a pang.
 
The footprints started to make sense
I was terrified to reach the end
That is when I suddenly realized
I had been running in circles all this while.
 
The footprints I saw were actually mine
And I was a fool to not recognize
Finally, I knew where I had been all along
I had been running in circles over and over lifelong.
 
 The poet is a high school graduate from St Xavier’s College, Maitighar