The Living Fossil

by Dr. Jaipal Singh



It didn't happen In a single moment A day or month Instead he fossilized In the aftermath Over the years Atom by atom Molecule by molecule And particle by particle His body and mind Hardened like a stone. Other than his duty Other than his work, Be it a friendship or enemity Be it a success or failure Be it a joy or pain Nothing really attracts Nothing really distracts He is a living fossil now. Yet there is a corner In his fragile heart Muscles and veins in place Still refusing to fossilize To remain as pure and soft Hoping against hopes Dreaming against odds Someday from somewhere From his era and species A familiar face and soulmate Would mend the missing links To reinforce the lifeline And join him to end This never ending wait Before the living fossil Gets extinct.

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17-Jul-2012

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Comments on this Poem

I agree hope, however, faint keeps us alive and get going in life through good and bad patches.

And thanks a lot for your generous remarks.

jairathore
18-Jul-2012 09:51 AM

Yet there is a corner
In his fragile heart
Muscles and veins in place
Still refusing to fossilize
.............Loved it. That hope keeps us going, how faintest it may be, remains in corner of our heart and that's - 'The spirit of life'.

kingshuk
18-Jul-2012 00:57 AM

A truth is often more fascinating, and excruciating too, than fiction.
A well wisher though in a virtual world (I treat internet like that), the last thing I would like you to simulate a living fossil at your age.

jairathore
18-Jul-2012 00:25 AM

I am reading it so many times..very similar to me is this living fossil..

Rupradha
17-Jul-2012 17:12 PM

I am spellbound!!

rupradhamookerjee
17-Jul-2012 16:46 PM