THERE MY HEART LIES

Where trees are more than people,

and the sound of wind more than mere chatter,

instead of a fast-paced life

placidity envelopes me-

There my heart lies.

Where there is no rat race,

nor the need to socialise,

where I'm happy with myself-

There my heart lies.

Where no one judges you,

no one makes the rules for you,

where being a rebel isn't a sin,

nor is it to have different dreams-

There my heart lies.

Where I can laugh, live, dream

without being censored,

and I don't have to be who everyone wants,

where perfect is a hyperbole-

There my heart lies.

Is there such a place?

Such a haven, such a cocoon?

Who knows,

But there my heart lies.

                                                        

                                                    - Siya Lala