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WHENEVER THESE DAYS, I SIT TO P ONDER
WHAT LIFE COULD HAVE BEEN IF T HIS W OULDN’T H AVE H APPENED
IT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER AND B EAUTIFUL, I F T HINGS W OULD H AVE T URNED

THE WAY I WANTED THEM TO BE.
ALAS! THE FLOWERS OF MY HOPE A ND A SPIRATIONS W ITHERED T O A N
UNAPPEALING BROWN
ALL I COULD HAVE DONE, JUST TO B E B ITTER, C RITICIZE A ND F ROWN

I PROBED MY INNER SELF TO KNOW THE R EAL M E
I INTERROGATED ALL THE APPREHENSIONS, DOUB TS A ND I SSUES T RYING T O
PULL ME DOWN, JUST TO BE ME

MY NERVES GOT A CHECK WITH A S OUL W RENCHING B LOW, H OW COULD I
BLAME YOU, MY LIFE
IF I STILL DID NOT LEARN HOW TO G O W ITH T HE F LOW, T O A LLOW M Y B EING T O
GET ACCUSTOMED WITH EACH LOOMING W AVE O F C HANGE

HOW COULD I EVEN CLAIM TO BE A T A R ECEIVING E ND: W HEN I R EFUSE T O H AVE
THE PATIENCE TO SIT THROUGH THE D ROSS
IF NOT THIS THEN SOME OTHER REASON W OULD H AVE B EEN M Y S WORD O F

DEFENSE
I WOULD HAVE BLAMED MY DESTINY O R ANY O PPORTUNITY O R LUCK B Y
CHANCE
I DECIDED TO SAIL THROUGH THE U NCHARTED W ATERS; T O A LLOW M Y B EING

TO BE SOAKED IN THE CRUSHING W AVES O F N EWNESS T O T AKE M E T O T HE
OTHER END
THAT END WHICH WILL BE MY INCEPTION T O I NTRODUCE M E T O M YSELF

AND I REALIZED THAT I AM ENDOWED W ITH T REMENDOUS S TRENGTH T O T ELL
THE WORLD WHAT ALL I COULD BE

M s . R a c h n a B h a s i n
H e a d o f E n g l i s h D e p t .