I AM MY

My life was pleasant

When I was a child,

But becoming a teenager

It became very mild.

When I entered the hostel,

I was an innocent boy

Didn’t care for anyone

And I was my.

I made many friends

As I was expert

But got cheated many a times

That was its result.

Amidst them

I found someone

Who cared me

Unlike anyone.

I considered him the best

And adjusted him in my nest

That time I wasn’t my

Slowly I converted into a toy.

Toy! Yes toy

With whom he played

Used when needed

Otherwise……, can’t be conveyed.

“Just don’t talk to me”

Was the result of my faith

And I just couldn't choose

Either life or death.

Years passed away,

Just like clouds in the sky

But he never came to ask

That how was I.

Darkness wiped away

As I met some comrades at a halt,

They boarded on my train

To help me as they told.

I checked them, whether

They were correct

Learning from my past, so that

I must not repent.

As per my test

I found them right

And signed together a treaty

Of never to fight.

I was totally dedicated to my friends

Till papa awoke me

“Be selfish in this world “

Said he confusing me.

‘Selfish!’ hearing this

I was amazed.

But got consoled

When I was explained.

“you have came alone

On this earth

It’s difficult, but try

To control your heart.

Don’t dive in friendship

So much deep,

That you forget from where

You took the leap.

Don’t think that your friend

Will be always with you,

Believe me, as it has

Happened with me too.

Life is a race in which

Everyone participates,

To become renowned

In his habitat.

In the middle

If it happens that you fall

And raise your hand

For someone to hold,

No friend will be there

 To ask whether you are fine

Rather you’ll find him

 On the finishing line.

That’s the time,

When you’ll realize

That what you have done

Throughout your life”

Hearing this

I got stunned

That where I was

 And where I turned.

“It’s not too late

 You’ve time

Become cautious

 And make your life shine”

‘Yes, he is right’

That’s what I thought

 And made my heart hard

as I was taught.

Without caring for anyone,

 I travelled by.

And this time it again happened 
That I was my.