A Fresh Start Beckoning...

The scars had to be hidden,

To start anew.

Niggling fears were swept under the rug

Some were old and some born new.  

"Be bold, be brave!"

Is that what they told you?

When you were breaking apart?

How many ‘wise’ people

Actually stood by you,

And helped you make a clean start?

“I’m fine!”

“Let’s shrug it off…”

“I’ll manage. I don’t need anyone.”

Half-hearted words kept you afloat

Even if, they escaped from an insincere tongue

From a heart that was constantly yearning for love.

Not a soul cared for your struggles and strife.

You put on the cloak of indifference,

And cynicism helped you survive.

Smiling through despair

You laughed in the face of ill-fate.

And numbed every nerve, every fiber

That screamed against agony after agony.

Weathered and beaten,

You fervently wish you could get even,

With the world that caused you hurt. 

When you’re efforts aren’t rewarded

And your dreams are thwarted,

Don’t forget your true worth!

As one year rolls into another,

And the sun peeks out of the clouds yet again,

A ray of hope will penetrate through the sadness.

Pick up the pieces of an unknown tomorrow

Rebuild your castle of shattered dreams

Surround yourself with friends who’ll embrace your madness!

Don’t hide away from an onslaught of grief,

You can only let go, when you finally give in

It’s perfectly okay to weep!

Life’s long esplanade has rendered you tired.

You’ve been battling too long,

For every little thing you desired.

When you’re penning your own fantastic story

Instead of wistful woes and failed ventures,

Your journal should speak of tangy tales and heart-warming adventures.

Take the plunge, because that’s your best bet!

You've got to do, what you've got to do. 

Would you ride in a caravan of cherished memories

Or accumulate boxes full of regret?