goa

i wanted to celebrate my new found freedom
i wanted to find new energy
new life
new love

i did
and i did it wonderfully.

(if it was not this you,
if it was not this me )

and i will grow,
am sure of it now.

beer cigarettes
love neon lights
policemen with guns
lust lemon-juice


they looked at us
without any clue
what's happening?
is it supposed to happen?
is it something we are familiar with?
or is it something that has never happened?

is she smoking?
why is she? is she trying to show off?
are they holding hands?
arent they civilised?

no, it was not new to goa,
not at all.

it was just new to people
who left their countries to find
their own countries
anywhere in the world.
it was new to people who were
locked to their mothers
in arms of their own lust

we can't help them.
in fact nobody can.