At Crossroads

Overwhelmed by a predicament
one can neither face nor resolve,
Yet, ignoring discernment,
one faces crossroads, wondering—

Where to go?
Whom to turn to?

I have undergone similar anxieties
several times in life.

Standing at the crossroad,
one notices:
a road towards divinity,
another towards a pal’s house.

Prayers to the Divine
do not make God appear!
The pal’s house discloses
a silent, straight-faced friend.

Realization dawns:
Neither can sink nor take across
the one seemingly drowning
in the ocean of distress.

Illustration courtesy: rajGuru Notes