Stealthy lover
stealing life
prying from nowhere
sometimes around the corner
waiting to pounce
a happy unhappy surprise
it does not matter to him
what he does to you
but obey you have to nevertheless
the lease of life sometimes extends
many times is cut short
he is the master
wonder why we don’t worship him
knowing his peculiar ways
his all powerful unyielding stance
or those sudden inexplicable getaways
the master of every life
Yama, the lord
a prince once took offence
and turned mendicant
we do often ignore him
till he shows up from nowhere
a reminder of the grim truth
accept, allow, embrace
life and exchange of energies
transcending time, place
stealthy lover of life
your insatiable thirst
often breaks hearts and homes
