Imagine living in a world where you
Are scared of not only your shadow but
That of others. A world where nothing
Seems alright and you are bothered by
The success of your peers. Prefigure that
You have boxes of talent that you want
To bring to the Annual Fair. But, you
Are too scared to share. Imagine that
You are scared not of death but of
Other people’s accomplishments being
More than your own. This feeling. It’s
Grotesque. You reap the crop you had
Sown. You are afraid of your comrades
Being more superior and here you are,
Thinking of negativity and feeling all
Kinds of inferior. Stop! Stop this train
Of thought. You are YOU. You are
Special in your own way. Someone
Else’s success should not say anything
About you as a person. So, let that
Headache go. Venture out and you
Will know that the world is filled
With Better and Best but know that
You are special, beautiful and different
From the rest. Don’t cry your eyes out.
Because tears are for cowards and you
Are a warrior. A warrior, polishing their
Armour and planning to have success
And happiness as you walk out in the
Battle field.
Hello. This is a burden and a moribund feeling. I know that someone out there must be feeling inferior because their friends or colleagues are prospering in some way and they are not. This is a very mundane feeling but it’s consequences and train of thought is not. Please know that you are not alone and stop feeling weak or enervated in any way. You are special in your own way. Someone else’s success is not your own. Be positive. Throw negativity out of the window. If this poem helped you, let me know. Because that will encourage me to write on some of the chaotic emotions we feel throughout our lives more.
Avantika.
Avantika Singhal /timidandvivid 