Who Really Am I-Win
I have laid a firm foundation with the bricks
That others have thrown at me.
I have brains in my head as everyone
I could steer myself in any direction I chose
I am the guy who decides where to go.
I tell myself always
That flies are born to be eaten by spiders.
I find it difficult to judge myself still
As I have become a bit more socially acceptable
Over the years in terms of my material.
Having different identities those of a son
A lover, a husband, a house and home maker
And now a father and a grandfather.
I am in dilemma, Who am I?.
I roamed in my thoughts over the universe
Immersed with the great writings.
Roaming over the four continents
Physically exposed to different cultures
Meeting people of different sects and creed
Got awards and rewards
And with those came some bad habits
But they have taken their tolls and left.
Now I am like a remnant of an autumn’s cloud
Uselessly roaming in the sky
O Sun ever-glorious
Your touch has not yet melted my vapor
Make me one with your light
And thus I count months and years
Oh, take away my emptiness
Paint it with myriad colors with gold.
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April 27, 2014
Form: Free Verse
Dr. Ram Mehta
First Place Win
Contest: I Am by Frank H.
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