Tuesday, 18 July 2017

The Gallant Optimist

There are days when I feel the void 
When it hurts to survive and make the choice 
When the head and heart are poles apart 
And life resembles the mystic path 
When the face stays strong 
But the heart is forlorn.


The intense pain and the grief 
I've become wont to their breeze
And have learned to deal with its mystic peace
When the soul is headstrong
And reprimands the heart for being a moron.


It's not a smooth sail
And you aren't the toughest frail
You'll have a zillion falls
And several heart stalls
But never make that life's Penultimate aim.


Rise up each time 
And push the smoldering flame upright 
Because eventually, you'll realize
That all events were begotten
To make this life worthwhile.

-Garima Malik


Doodle By Trisha Gupta

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