The Nameless Traveler

I had to be a sailor

To cross the sea to you

I had to be a merchant

To turn a dime or two

I had to be a beggar

To know what's merciful

I had to be a lot of things

But in the end 

what's what, who's who

I had to have the glory

To write the sacred text

I had to tell the story 

To separate it from the rest

I had to build the vault

To burn down my chest

I had to do a lot of things

But in the end

What's done is done, for the best

I had to visit Babylon

To learn their ancient song

I had to visit ISIS

Where our rights were wrong

I had to visit Alexandria

To inflame the library long 

I had to be everywhere

But in the end

I never belonged

 - By Ritvij. 25/Oct/2022. At home, Raebareli.