The one

scattered and broken into pieces when you are you should remember, with your life u are at war.................

the one who used to float on golden clouds

found his legs trembling on land

the one who was known as the soul of enthusiasm

found himself trying hard to put on a smile

the one whose face was the icon of laughter

found himself without even a drop of life!

the one who found beauty even in adversity

found himself in a dark room on a sunny day

the one who thought of thought in his own thought

found himself  questioning the existence of thought!

junaid altaf

Author's Note

going through the toughest time of my life

Reviews

[Penny]

It is rather disturbing to see how one of the moat optimistic person turns out to be a real pessimist who hid all his pains behind his smile. I can relate to this poem which makes me like it even nore. Lovely.

[Elina]

This was beautifully written. I found myself thinking of the song "Tower," by Vienna Teng. So many people seem to have everything together; their lives apparently unmarred by trials or tragedies. And yet beneath his or her mask of joy and peace can be a raging storm of doubts, heartache, suffering, and any number of such hardships.

[junaid altaf]

well life is all about compromise!
thanks you

[The dark story]

season changes and so do our circumstances and so do people. but again everything goes back to the same and then again it comes to us at some point of our life. it's like the cycle of seasons.
i loved the way you have portrayed those gum emotions with strong strokes .
thanks for sharing this stunning piece with us.

[junaid altaf]

Thanks dear

[Flutterby aish]

Well........I hope u get better! Times change.....everyone has to go through bad times.....but in the end....everything turns out to be exactly how it should have been! Same will happen with you! As for the poem......Hats off to you.....sometimes I wonder......your poems should be added in our course of ICSE board! I mean your poems are just as good as Robert Frost's or any other poet out there!

[junaid altaf]

thanks for such a hearty appreciation

[Flutterby aish]

:) Welcome!

[Glen Yumang Manese]

This gives a philo... understanding to the reader... trajection you weave in the lines... with one oppose to the other... In depth understanding one can fall n either path... and ending makes one ponder even more so...

[junaid altaf]

thanks glen