Hey Everybody! So this is my first proper 'poem posting'. I have to admit, I am really nervous. And I would have done this sooner but my best friend 'procrastination' kept me busy.
So let me just start by saying that I really like it when people give a write up explaining their poems so that other people (a.k.a. English Professors) don't over-dramatise the basic meaning. So keeping that in mind I've decided to give a write up to all my poems that'll be posted here. So here it goes-
The Poem
Before Dawn!
The Write up
So I wrote this poem when, to put it mildly, I wasn't in the best phase of my life. Firstly, I had gained a lot of weight, which to someone who has always been slightly insecure about his looks, was a big deal. Secondly, I was going through this bad phase personally (romantically, if you must know). And to add to all this, the one thing that had never let me down, my only saving grace, the silver lining to most of my dark clouds, my academic performance, suddenly felt the need to add to my misery (Thanks to ICAI, I've grown used to it now!).
So here I was, one afternoon, sitting with a piece of paper, trying to pen down all my misery into words and hoping to find a solution to it too at the same time. And at the end of this 'penning-down-my-misery' session I realised that there was only one thing I needed to do. Endure.(The voice in my head said it like Alfred said to Bruce Wayne in "The Dark Knight"). Because deep inside I knew I would become slim again. Because deep inside I knew I would fall in love again. Because deep inside I knew I would eventually pass my exams. And most importantly I realised that this difficult phase that I was going through could not be permanent. And like every other phase, it would pass. So all I had to do was endure. Endure, till I was strong enough to fight. Endure, till I was brave enough to move on. Endure, till I realised the night is darkest before dawn.
Would love to hear from you guys in the comments! And if any of you 'Closet Poets' out there want your poems to be posted here, mail them to me at pratik.gunner253@gmail.com.
P.S. Happy Birthday Ahalya! Hope you have an amazing day and an even better year ahead. And many thanks for motivating me to start this blog!
The Poem
Before Dawn!
I was troubled, I had been for a while,
Every step to me seemed like a mile.
And in this journey, I was all alone,
No guides, No directions, trying to figure it out on my own.
The journey was long, the conditions tough,
Oftentimes I questioned, “Do I have enough?”
And soon night fell, and the lights began to dim,
Fear and doubt filled my heart to the brim.
Darkness enveloped me, I wasn’t sure whether I could move ahead,
But then far across the sky the sun rose, painting the sky bright red,
With renewed hope I carried on,
That’s the day I learnt, the night is darkest before dawn!
The Write up
So I wrote this poem when, to put it mildly, I wasn't in the best phase of my life. Firstly, I had gained a lot of weight, which to someone who has always been slightly insecure about his looks, was a big deal. Secondly, I was going through this bad phase personally (romantically, if you must know). And to add to all this, the one thing that had never let me down, my only saving grace, the silver lining to most of my dark clouds, my academic performance, suddenly felt the need to add to my misery (Thanks to ICAI, I've grown used to it now!).
So here I was, one afternoon, sitting with a piece of paper, trying to pen down all my misery into words and hoping to find a solution to it too at the same time. And at the end of this 'penning-down-my-misery' session I realised that there was only one thing I needed to do. Endure.(The voice in my head said it like Alfred said to Bruce Wayne in "The Dark Knight"). Because deep inside I knew I would become slim again. Because deep inside I knew I would fall in love again. Because deep inside I knew I would eventually pass my exams. And most importantly I realised that this difficult phase that I was going through could not be permanent. And like every other phase, it would pass. So all I had to do was endure. Endure, till I was strong enough to fight. Endure, till I was brave enough to move on. Endure, till I realised the night is darkest before dawn.
Would love to hear from you guys in the comments! And if any of you 'Closet Poets' out there want your poems to be posted here, mail them to me at pratik.gunner253@gmail.com.
P.S. Happy Birthday Ahalya! Hope you have an amazing day and an even better year ahead. And many thanks for motivating me to start this blog!
Awesome. Keep it up !!
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