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een sta
t t
a
or so long
om home f
y fr
o impossible
ying a
x
B
’
s ne
w
Been staying away from home for so long, it’s next to impossible
, it
adjusting again.
adjusting again.
T his time lif e pla y ed me b y br ing ing me back , when I w as
This time life played me by bringing me back, when I was
a
running away from the pain.
w
running a
om the pain.
y fr
ing scars
ound
, lear
ew people ar
om a f
n
t the bliss of
, fr
Endur
Enduring scars, from a few people around, learnt the bliss of
ig nor anc e and little t o appr ecia t e .
ignorance and little to appreciate.
eer clear fr
om the nega
y
or
k
, keeping busy t
o st
sing w
tivit
, the
Using work, keeping busy to steer clear from the negativity, the
U
tr iumph w as nev er w or th the w ait .
triumph was never worth the wait.
D ef ea t ed b y m y o wn pa tt er ns , f eeling lost in sear ch of a familiar
Defeated by my own patterns, feeling lost in search of a familiar
place.
plac e .
een, is wher
S
Seeking more shades amongst the mundane green, is where I
r
eek
e shades amongst the mundane g
ing mor
e I
f ound m y solac e .
found my solace.
ew c
olors
, and a f
w
, chose the best flo
ew names
ers
Picked out a few colors, and a few names, chose the best flowers
P
icked out a f
t o suit m y f eelings ,
to suit my feelings,
R oses f or the anxiet y , lilies f or calmness , and pink camellia f or m y
Roses for the anxiety, lilies for calmness, and pink camellia for my
special one’s longing.
special one ’ s long ing .
The aesthetics made me feel at home, a place I care for my
T he aesthetics made me f eel a t home , a plac e I car e f or m y
flowers, so beautifully planted,
flo w ers , so beautifully plan t ed ,
Learning how to care for them and myself, in my garden full of
L ear ning ho w t o car e f or them and m y self , in m y gar den full of
c
ed
olors and lush enchan
t
colors and lush enchanted. .
I t taugh t me pa tienc e t o r eap wha t I so w , pr o v ed c our age t o
It taught me patience to reap what I sow, proved courage to
withstand any storm,
withstand an
m,
or
y st
ed it
’
w
n while letting go of something dear
Sho
s ok
o mour
a
y t
,
Showed it’s okay to mourn while letting go of something dear,
v
and t
et
or
m.
o blossom in the most c
and to blossom in the most coveted form.
o
ed f
A ray of sunshine seems enough to instil hope, I learn to embrace
A r a y of sunshine seems enough t o instil hope , I lear n t o embr ac e
my widespread roots,
m y widespr ead r oots ,
Opening up like a bud, from embracing vulnerability to flowering,
Opening up like a bud , fr om embr acing vulner abilit y t o flo w er ing ,
and working hard to bear the fruit.
and w or k ing har d t o bear the fruit .
R epea ting c y cles ar e na tur e ’ s w a y of holding on t o lif e , of keeping
Repeating cycles are nature’s way of holding on to life, of keeping
faith in the t
oughest cir
faith in the toughest circumstances. .
es
cumstanc
e
v
en though things don
Even though things don’t get better soon, such lessons inspire
E
er soon, such lessons inspir
t get bett
’
belief , and v alue minut est adv anc es .
belief, and value minutest advances.
ART: JAYANI S
AR T : JA Y ANI S
C O NTENT S