Growing Up
A kid goes from
lower kindergarten to
upper kindergarten...
but he's still a cute li'l
kid...
a student finishes
first year of high school
and moves on to the next
but he's still a student
with academic pressures only
again, in college
there isn't much difference between
sophomores and seniors
why is it that once you
finish college
and move on to further
qualify yourself academically
the world suddenly looks at you
as a 'grown-up' individual...
and expects you to be a
block of stone
of infinite stability
and responsibility levels ?
why are we 'old' ?
does it seem stupid
if I now want to stop to
stare at lovely looking
flowers or colourful
candies in a supermarket ?
why does it seem intolerable
if I throw tantrums for
eating and sleeping ?
why should i do
only the right thing ?
has life decided to give me
no more chances ?
no more wrong steps now ?
why is the word 'decisive'
killing me ?
i want to walk the path of life
as it comes
why is there this thought
"its time now..to decide
where you want to go...
what you want to do...
who you want to
be with..."
why should i
not behave like a
new student to
a foreign school
who's unable to
forget her old friends
and doesn't want to make
new friends ?
what is so 'sinful' about this ?
why can't i NOT 'not listen to'
"everyone manages fine...
your seniors did
your peers are
and most of your juniors will..."
there are times when i myself
wonder
why i can't seem to move on
there are other times when i
do make conscious efforts to move on
succeed, externally
but the heart can't be deluded...
can it ?
mine can't be..its too smart...
to make up for that soft head...!
Copyright © Barathi Srinivasan | Year Posted 2006
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