Green Dreams

Looking out her window, she saw the world passing by. A world where she felt like an alien. They looked and spoke like her, yet there was something that held her back from calling herself one of them. She had moved here two summers ago, to live her dreams, but had not been able to savor anything truly, not here in this land she had fancied for ages. She was not ungrateful, this place had given her a lot of comfort, luxury and other delights. Yet, there was something missing amidst it all. Each day she would wake up with new hopes and dreams, brimming with energy to make a difference, but by night they all faded away, becoming a part of that huge void within.

She knew this could not go on forever, the indecisiveness and uncertainty. But she was torn in between two worlds, both of which she was obliged to. With passing time, she realized that she could put away her decision no longer. Closing her eyes, she contemplated, and listened to the discourse of her heart and mind. The compass of her soul was pointing to a faraway land beyond the seas. A land which reeked with the smell of earth and sweat, yet pleasing in its own way. Its diverse ways so baffling yet making a lot of sense. A land drenched in hues of saffron, white and green, gravid with culture, heritage and prosperity.

Opening her eyes, she watched the last rays of the sun fade away into the horizon. She smiled, knowing the choice had been made. Looking out the window, she saw the world passing by. They were beckoning warmly, asking her to be a part of them. Maybe she would, if she stayed here longer. But that was not to be, for she had a guiding light in her heart. A light that glowed with hues of the tricolor, bathing her in its warm glow, summoning her back to where she belonged, where could be fulfilled her green dreams.

*Painting Green Dreams by Kabir