Innocence vs Maturity

When I was a kid, was worried about a broken tooth & hesitated to smile,

I got replacement for that broken tooth at a later point of time,

Now I’ve got a broken heart & still manage to portray a forceful grin

For I’ve realized my mind should guide me and the heart will mend

 

When I was using pencil, I believed eraser was a powerful tool,

But it diminished when my mistakes multiplied,

Now I find memories as the ultimate power,

For they accumulate with time and have no means to delete

 

When I first encountered equations in chemistry I freaked out,

With practice I could get around any difficult calculations

Now I deal with unbalanced life & calmly wait for the moments

For patience is the key to any unresolved ordeals

 

There was a time I feared going to clinic, just ‘cause of the injections,

But those doses helped me cure and grab another ice-cream

Now I fancy getting a tattoo as the pain has become secondary,

But the tattoo would leave me with a mark that’ll never vanish

 

In the fairy tales I waited to hear ‘Happily Ever after’

For the tangled story culminated in a gleeful climax

Now I’m perplexed how monotonicity could make a life happy,

For the tangles in the fairy tale is what makes it that fascinating!

 

 

 

Reviews

[ANTO]

"When I was using pencil, I believed eraser was a powerful tool,
But it diminished when my mistakes multiplied,
Now I find memories as the ultimate power,
For they accumulated with time and had no means to delete" - this could be a wonderful stand-alone poem Deepika. Its real top-notch writing. The metaphor is class!!

"monotonicity" - excellent word - loved it!

I like the end of this too. The realisation that living happily ever after might actually get quite boring lol. What a super take on Fairy tale endings. Life happens when we are waiting around for something to happen (paraphrasing really badly - sorry Deepika) .
I like the attitude in this and the constant referring back to younger days and contrasting them (using the prism of so-far-lived life) with life as it is now for the narrator. Very enjoyable!
:)

[Deepika]

You have a way to get to the exact context of what I actually want to say and I'm truly grateful to you about that as your comments make my intentions more clear:) True, even paradise turns boring if once it turns into a routine. Thanks dear friend :)

[ANTO]

Paradise turns boring - wow - perhaps thats why Eve ate the apple
You're very welcome Deepika. thank you for the RR.
;)

[Prashant Pandey]

I lost in my childhood memories while reading about pencils and rubber. It was a nice read. Thnx for sharing.

[Deepika]

haha..Thanks for the review Prashant :)

[Shubham Joshi]

It's long sentences but still you are learning extreme lessons from small mistakes, fears etc. of childhood or basically learning big lessons from small mistakes and that's what helps in struggle of life and seasons us
to go on in life.

[Deepika]

Thought of cutting down the lines, but the poem length increased which I didn't want to. Agree with you. Thanks Shubham :)

[Saddam]

That's why everyone want back their childhood.
Great write dear.
It is most and perfect write of mature poet.
Loved it.

[Deepika]

True..childhood has the best days of life. Thanks Saddam for your kind review :)