Gipsy

 I was spiritually more aware as a 
 Young person than I am now
 What really happened to me —
 The world sucked me in? 
 Did I nurture too many aspirations? 
  
 I say ambition isn’t wrong
 But you should know if it’s for you 
 Sooner or later 
 A vagabond Gipsy inside of you
 Admonishes you for being 
 This involved.
  
 But here’s the thing 
 Nothing and no one can solve this puzzle
 Not a careless screw-up
 Not a person of the world
 Everybody is as fucked up as you are —
  
And that mere thought is oddly comforting. 

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Anant Dhavale