You make me cry to start breathing,
I learn how to get people to notice me,
And I chuckle with a sense of satisfaction.
You keep me from standing on my feet,
I learn to take support from the walls around,
And I run with a new found freedom.
You make me feel anger and resentment,
I learn to see an alternative point of view,
And I find a new sense of calm around.
You test me for how hard I can work,
I learn to look at the light far away,
And I finally reach the end of the tunnel.
You hide from me many pleasures of life,
I learn to relish the ones I am given.
And I sleep with a content smile.
You perplex and confuse me,
I learn to look deeper into my environs,
And I make myself a wiser person.
You remove many pillars of support,
I again learn to stand on my feet,
And I am blessed with an strong mind.
You show me what love could mean,
I learn what it is to care for someone,
And I gain a heart that lives for me.
You thrust me into the worst of conflicts,
I learn how to balance on a long thin rope,
And I begin to feel a sense of judgement.
You hang before me a veil of despair,
I learn to somehow wade and tear it apart,
And I am reassured that optimism works.
You shake and shred my sense of security,
I learn to search for my ultimate protection,
And I realize the presence of God.
You strip me naked, and try sucking me out,
I learn to hold on to what I need the most,
And I discover what I am really.
You leave me at the dead end of a road
I learn how to go back and compromise,
And I gather maturity along the way.
You slowly drain me off all my energy,
I learn to make use of what is left,
And I feel what it is to smile.
You would end it all by killing me off,
I would finally learn how to lead a life,
But I will not be living to use my knowledge.
Pray, why didn't I stay ignorant and chuckling?
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Life, we have a problem...
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A really apt chronicle of the path of Life. Nice one!
ReplyDeleteWow.
ReplyDeleteLife is baffling, innit?
@sameer: thanks! :)
ReplyDelete@bulbing-lady: confounding, so as to say :D
sweet post. BTW houston is too deep in the waters to offer help (as a response to the blog title)
ReplyDeleteoh! then its Houston which has a problem! :D
ReplyDeleteThanks, Bulbe! :D