I CHOSE A DIFFERENT WAY

A Poem by Prabhat Mishra

STRAIGHT FROM MY HEART..THIS PIECE IS A SPL. ONE FOR ME PERSONALLY..NARRATING MY PRESENT STATE OF AFFAIRS (MY OWN TALE).. (DEDICATED TO ALL MY DEAR FRIENDS AND MY LOVED ONES)

I CHOSE A DIFFERENT WAY,
IN A WORLD THAT HAD TURNED GREY;
THE HAUNTING FAILURES OF MAY,
LEFT NO CHOICE TO TAKE.

MY LIFE WENT DARK! NIGHTS WERE SLEEPLESS;
DREAMS SHATTERED, AND HEART BROKEN!
FELT LIKE THE WORLD TURNED AGAINST ME,
THE HAND OF LOVED ONES OVER ME; THE ONLY SOLACE!

MY MATES MOVED FORWARD, MAKING UP THEIR CHOICES;
THE CHOICES WERE ORTHODOX; SAFE & JUSTIFIED.
I FELT LEFT OVER; IN A STRANGE TUSSLE
HEART FAVOURED THE TYPICAL CHOICE, BUT
MY BRAIN PRESSED FOR A DIFFERENT WAY.

I WAS FACING A STRANGE DILEMMA,
FOLLOW MY HEART BLINDLY AS ALWAYS;
OR, LISTEN TO MY BRAINS; MAKING A RISKY
EXCEPTION;
DAYS OF PONDERING, TILTED ME IN THE FAVOUR OF BRAIN!

AND AT LAST! I CHOSE A DIFFERENT WAY
A WAY; WHOLLY FOREIGN TO ME.
I FEEL LIKE A STRANGER; EACH MOMENT, A
WONDER OF ME;
BUT NOW I M REBORN; A NEW SCRIPT TO FOLLOW,
MAY SUCCESS BE MINE; MY ONLY SILENT WISH!