Where Do I Belong?

A teenagers journey about changing places, schools, making new friends and in the process learning to let go of old friends and memories. A question keeps repeating "where do i belong? "

WHERE DO I BELONG?

All I knew were -

Gowns and shoes and hair clips,

Playing games and eating chips.

Was about eight years old

When I first felt so cold

Before I even recognised my best friend’s face,

I had to leave the place

That’s when this question arose in my mind-

Where do I belong?

 

All I knew were -

Basketball and studies and friendship,

Some fun and some gossip.

Was about fourteen years old

When I again felt cold

Before I could understand and try,

I had to say goodbye

The question popped up again

Where do I belong?

 

All I knew were -

Singing and dancing and learning to cope

And some faith in God and some hope.

Was about seventeen years old

By this time I had realized the world is cruel and cold.

Knew again I had to leave

Say goodbyes and promises of meeting again I believe

The question is now stuck in my mind

Where do I belong?

 

Giving up and losing  I went through

No one ever saw me through

I don’t know what to say anymore

Lying on this hard reality floor

I am losing my mindOver thoughts and the lost time I can’t unwind

Whirling in the past

This question revolves fast

Where do I belong?

I have no place to call my home and return…

Author's Note

Just starting out, constructive criticism accepted.

Reviews

[potato]

I think that this is a very good poem. I really like how it repeats the question.

[Bharati]

Thank you. I am glad you liked it.