My Moments of Elevation
Soffy Nongmeikapam *
A hundred people who scoffed:
"Oh you will never do that!"
A hundred people to prophecy failure.
You must not underestimate me.
My reflection is of a delicate flower.
But I conceal the strength of a furious sea.
I can be as hot as lava.
I can be as cold as ice.
I live my life for a high purpose.
Don't ever dictate my future.
I have lived everyday
Holding onto a song that goes like:
'The struggles I'm facing,
The chances I'm taking,
Sometimes might knock me down
But no I'm not breaking.'
Listening to it has taught me
What is life all about?
Life is a one way road
Where we create opportunities.
Today I have learned –
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger,
For out in the world I found
Success begins with a person's will.
So I throw off the bowlines
Sailing away from the safe harbor
To catch the trade winds in my sail,
For I have only this moment
Sparkling like a star, melting like
* Poem written by Soffy Nongmeikapam ( 3rd Semester, M.A. English, Manipur University ), which was published at Hueiyen Lanpao
This poem was webcasted on August 30 2013.
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