Perception

The fool laughs alone Why? He knows not Is it at himself? Or is he simply mirroring the world laughing at him? Or is it out of joy? The sense of achievement? Achieving something which never will be his He just laughs alone The fool cries alone A sudden realisation maybe? Of the stupid dreams he dreamt about; of things that would never happen Of the countless miracles he believed in Of the loved ones he trusted more than himself A realisation that they were all just products of his foolishness results of his unreasonable optimism He shoulders the blame He listens to none The dearth of love scares him Grief and sorrow engulfs him, trips him down He falls too often He gets back up; Only to fall again He never learns; He simply refuses to learn The optimistic fool; The misfit Govind About the author Govind Menon hailing from Kozhikode is an associate member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and works as a financial consultant at the commercial capital of Kerala-Co