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A Prison Filled With Smoke

 I drew with a pencil that broke in the middle I drew with the shorter half that choked on the riddle I knew it was going to be harder to hide my fiddle I drew on top of a scar that had been ripped open too far I drew the stitches to cover the leakage in rage I made the lead to break I drew dark glasses to hide my eyes from lies that cover my face I drew empty classes where I teach freedom I knew no one would come and take the risk that it encompasses I drew the bucket  that has holes everywhere I drew the station that never sees a train only the pain of everything passing right through the empty tracks I drew a relation that is always in tension what should I say how should I pay what should I do not to stay I drew a blanket to cover my soul I drew a bullet to destroy the ghoul I knew someone will call me out I knew someone will shout I drew a chair where I can sit and think about being fair I drew a floor filled with gravity of good time smoke gathered around me suddenly, I ...

Not In Straight Line



*pic courtesy - painting taken from pinterest.

I am telling you
I am not perfect
My bed is messed up all day long
I have been said I am nothing but wrong
My voice cracks open a tragic song
My closet has clothes that don't fit me
There are times when even my dog doesn't sit with me

I am telling you
Life is not supposed to be..
What you want to see..
I have been thrown out, shouted at, made fun of, 
everytime I want to change and be free..
I have been called arrogant, stupid, mad, with ideas that shatter...
I discovered things that no one in the room thought but only if it could matter..

I am telling you
That people aren't perfect and nor they will ever be...
If you wait for them to align
You will be the one being struck out of line
Don't think every criticism is fine
Some are horrific with absurd design

So what if I am not perfect
I can tell that imperfection is abstract
Breaking the rules is not nodding to solicitations
I have tried, failed, then tried back and failed yet again

I am telling you
If you are like me
You see things that others fail to see
You will do things others won't necessary like
But you will still become someone
To lot of others who don't 
Want to walk in straight line


**By Pratiksha Misra, author of Innocent Thoughts, available on Amazon


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