Essence of life

Preachers told me

Speakers tried to motivate

To hunt for the core

Essence of my life

I tried to find, deep inside

Dug hard as I could

For a long time

But emerged in the end

On the other side

Quite empty handed

Was surprised and sad

Then consoled myself

It’s better to be empty

Than a spiritual long face

©️ShashikantDudhgaonkar