Hope Beyond Sacrifice

He carries my pictures to the places his hulking boots go ,

And I keep him very close to my core, I believe he knows.

I am a fauji Brat.

My address is nowhere

But my shadows are everywhere.

If I haven't been to someplace the other day ,

I'm sure to go there the next day.

Just as there is a bliss in meeting

So is there discomfort in parting.

Even though practice makes sublime...

There is no way to sublime a'GOOD BYE'.

Farewells are never easy,

Still, even in heartache there comes a hidden sense of pride

And an ability to face tomorrow with a hope!