The Key to the Chest

This year's last poem from me.

The Key to the Chest

This will be the last poem

that's gonna originate from the -

ball point tip of my pen this year.

My pen will be idle for a while.

In fact, this is not a poem at all.

This is the key to the padlock-

I'm using to lock the chest-

of my imagination.

I know I can't keep it closed too long.

I couldn't find the 'stop' button.

But I can still fix the 'pause' button.

At least for a while.

From this day onwards, for a year

I should constrict my eyes to the things

that can help me in the study,

not that things I've to learn from.

I should not see the angels and beasts

which the foamy clouds make in the sky.

But I should study that the scattering of light

is the reason for its foamy white colour.

I should not marvel at the beauty of the

seven coloured rainbows,

but study 'Total Internal Reflection' causes it.

I must not enjoy the beauty of the sunset.

But study that the red light has the

greatest wavelength among the colours

in the visible region of Electro Magnetic spectra.

The sun should be nothing more than

a distant celestial object

with angular magnitude 0.5 degrees

and stellar magnitude around minus 27.

Waterfalls must only be a turbulent flow-

of water to me, with the Reynold's number > 2000.

I'm restricted to wonder why

the aircraft fly in the air.

I'm only allowed to be thorough with

the Bernoulli's principle and it's derivation.

I should only care what's in the textbook.

Anything out of it- irrelevant.

But I'm okay with that.

I can get used to it.

Here, take the key to my chest,

and only return it when I ask you

after a whole year.

What if the padlock gets so rusted so that

I can never open my chest again...........?

Author's Note

I'm quitting writing for a while. Thanks for the support friends..... :)

Reviews

[Chloe_Spence]

Oh no- so sad to hear you are going.... :(

I wish you well with your future and your studies- I hope that you can take everything that you have learnt from writing and take it with you into your future journey.
We will be waiting for you and we will continue to support your work- Goodbye, friend :)

[The ArK]

Thanxxxxxx :)

[Pooja Chintamani]

Once again I relapsed with my first love that's physics .your fusion with words and subject is wonderful,keep it up ,
Resonance ur imagination with crest and trough of rhymes.lovely !!

[The ArK]

Ha Ha... Reading this again after 3 years brings back some memories. Those days of entrance preparation, coaching classes.(I don't miss those days though!). I'm glad that I could pursue physics after all.

Thanks for bringing those memories back in me.

[Rachelle]

It's an internal struggle over who you are and what the world wants you to be. Life is beyond the textbook and science evolves. Look to synthesize both ends of the spectrum.

[Penny]

Class 12 boards coming? I cn get dat :-) Do study well, dont mess up like i did and come back with a bang.

[The ArK]

Sorry, U r mistaken....
Class 12 is already over.......
It's somethin' more than that..........

[Penny]

Dont tell me its IIT.

[The ArK]

Of course I will ;)

[Penny]

God bless you.

[The ArK]

Actually I dropped the idea of being an IITian(Truly because I'm not interested in engineering). I just found an alternate path....

[Penny]

And whats dat?

[The ArK]

Intgd MSc in Physics. That suits me better.

[Penny]

Again. God bless you.

[The ArK]

This time, thank you :)

[Penny]

Pleasure

[Utkarsh Singh]

ark don't quit buddy ......u only encourage me to write poems and now you are doing the same things ......hope you will b back very soon ......best of luck buddy

[Nena]

Bro, writing is an art. Never quit it. And your poem just gave me a heart attack as I remembered physics all over :P Goodluck!

[Utkarsh Singh]

nena same here ....i was laughing remembering those topic that i studied in my school

[Nena]

Haha :D bernoulli's theorem xD

[Utkarsh Singh]

and its derivation ........horrible ...........;)

[Penny]

Not to forget light, wave theory n all. Ugh!

[The ArK]

Physics is fun guys..... (At least the theory part)

[Utkarsh Singh]

no the practical is awesome ............:D ark.....:)

[Penny]

Theory is good, i agree. But is there any theory, all of it is practical.

[just Penny]

A hard call to make, but totally understandable. I really like the lines
"This is the key to the padlock-
I'm using to lock the chest-
of my imagination."
All good wishes with your studies and career. I'm sure you'll soon get back into writing again when the time is right. Penny

[one sky]

Sad, but this is life in reality. We have to pause for a while or if necessary to stop, we have to stop.
It's just right to focus on your studies. Good luck!

[Ayushi]

Nice realistic poem..
All the best for your studies..Hope to see you back soon :)

[Glass Heart Inc]

Good luck in your studies will miss your poems :)

[Vidya Bacchus]

This was such a powerful poem ARK.I am sorry to hear you won't be writing for a while but I hope you start back at some point because you are so good :)