Pain in the Knee

In the last leg of my journey

My leg won’t last, cause the painful knee

It is all pain, no gain, life in vain, smile I feign

Enough is enough, going is tough

When will the going get going, beginning of the ending, is death awaiting

To the inner voice listening, eyes glistening, focus on breathing, on pain meditating

No champagne, no campaign, no celebration , no cremation

End in the mortuary, will it be in January or February

Music outside, musing inside, no raga, only dissonance

Not a believer in god, know pain will dog, can’t dodge

To the doctor I lodge a complaint

He prescribes medication, says have it with dedication, not a cure, but mitigation.

In the family have genetic disposition, for trouble with joints

Otherwise a family disjointed.

With the rambling, the pain lessens 

I learn a lesson, keep the mind distracted, not bound to the pain.

I am not the first, nor will be the last, why crib, during the time I last?

Least I could do, find solace in verses, this ode to the pain 

Will not go in vain!!