Changes

I'm afraid of the changes
Not because I am comfortable here
But how much time would I get before I change and turn into something else?

And because time slips away,
And who will I become, I fear.

How long before the shift begins?
Before I shed this current skin,
And turn into someone new,
A stranger to the self I knew?

Will I recognize my face,
In the mirror's cold embrace?
Or will the world around me spin,
And pull me to a place within?

I'm afraid of the changes,
Not because I'm stuck in place,
But because the sands of time,
Will soon erase this present face.

Reviews

[Aarti Sriram]

Change is a constant, we are told isn’t it. We also see things change around as we grow. But somehow our mind takes time to accept a change we have not grown comfortable with mentally or physically. You feel the change, but the feeling is new and you still need time to accept it. “ Time slips, shift begins, cold embrace“ such references poignantly displays the unsettling fears in the mind of the poet. How we embrace the changes from our childhood into a beautiful youth but how we desist any change from our young selves to an older version. We often fail to embrace the clarity and stability age and experience brings within. We are visual creatures and I perennial search for that which pleases our eyes… An insightful and honest reveal dear poetess Surabhi.. Please share more !

[Anjali Ved]

Changes are inevitable, and it's hard to face them. You have wonderfully portrayed the struggle to adapt to changes. Spread more thoughts like this🍁

[Surabhi]

Thankyou so much Anjali I am glad that you could relate. Surely I will 🙌♥️