Following My Heart

Something seemed off,

Something was missing,

In the chaotic rat race,

To my heart I had stopped listening

My health deteriorated,

My mind was depressed,

I had no one to love,

My only job was to handle stress

One day it all came crashing down,

When my manager told me out of the blue,

You are the best resource we ever had,

It pains my heart to fire you

What he said next didn’t reach my ears,

Too numb I was, full of fears

With no idea of what to do next,

I closed my eyes,

I breathed in deep and soon breathed out,

Till I could hear my heart rise

The beats thumbed,

Like a melodic song,

I finally had the sense,

To follow my heart

With handful of money, 

That I had left,

I set out without plans,

To slake my heaving chest

I travelled to places I had dreamed about,

I went far and wide,

My peregrination filled me,

With great pride

Challenges came,

And were thwarted immediately,

With passion in my heart,

I no longer acted timidly

On the road to recovery,

I did enjoy,

A lesson though, I’ll share with you,

In times of pain and suffering and frustration,

Listen to your heart, and act as per its solution