LIVING

Not was I made into being,

But am a child of two.

Not what I stole nor was I blessed,

But was given by beings of two.

Never will come a day,

I am called a ‘well-to-do’ man;

Neither will come a day,

A day I could say

“I am a wealthy man!”

‘Cause there’s no blessings to follow me.

But of this I’m sure,

Never will come a day

That I’ve run out of songs to sing;

In my heart lies the deepest lines,

In my mind lies the deepest philosophies.

Nowhere else can I find that

But in me.

Perhaps nothing to some,But everything to me.

Caught softly in a disastrous wind,

Flinching eyes filling with tears;

I’ve come to understood joy.

Drowned placidly in an angry sea,

Sinking eyes turning red;

I’ve come to understood peace.

Stuck aimlessly in a broken road,

Aching feet hardly walks;

I’ve come to understood home.

And in the depths of hell we are living in,

I have found heaven in me.

Destined to die;

I have found wonders in this world.

I have learnt to cherish,

I‘ve come to know bliss,

I have learnt to embrace,

That there’s nothing to replace.

Of the only thing I am sure of;

That is Life!

I want to live!

I want to live.

- C Lalṭanpuia, 6th Sem, Blue House

Govt. Aizawl North College

1st  Prize in Poetry Writing Competition (English) Organised by Students Union of Govt Aizawl North College, 2021

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