Burden

Hello to all, My aim is to express a feeling that is omnipresent & is felt by everyone at some point of their life i guess...Hope u can relate to it. Happy reading.....!!

  I was born with a book in my hand....
              Burdened with dreams i could never understand....
              Would always thank my loved ones...
              'Cause they gave me the dreams to live...
              But sorry they were theirs.....not mine
              I  want to live high...
              High up in the sky.....
              Enlighten the night...
              Like a resonating firefly



             Half my life spent in those frightening pages...
             Dreaming has been forgotten for ages...
             Busy in the thoughtless thought processes..
             Lost in the reckless life races...
             My mind lost its polish...
             'Cause i never gave it time to flourish...
             But its never too late...
             I won't let it be my end time fate..
             'Cause i want to live high..
             High up in the sky..
             Enlighten the night...
             Like a resonating firefly...


            Education has become a business..
            Perfection's a duty...
            But no one understands...
            Mistakes have an ageless beauty..
            It has become a fear...
            A reason for tear...
            Its the chief defence of the nation.....
            But why has it become a death temptation...
            Knowledge's incomplete without a dream...
            But i no more dare it in this cruel realm...
            Why should i do what i hate...
            Which teaches me  nothing but rage...
            I am locked up in his cage...
            Dying to break the chain...
            I'll bring down the dream rain...
            I want to live high...
            High up in the sky....
            Enlighten the night...
            Like a resonating firefly....


            We all have to be the ones.....
            Who'll dawn a new day....
            When we'll live our life our way...
           
             We will not die doing their say...
            We'll choose our death our way..........
           

Author's Note

This is my first post & many more will follow for sure.
Your suggestions & reviews are welcomed.I know i can get better and i intend
to do the same.
Thank you

Reviews

[Shreyas Tripathy]

I read it before and I am reading it now... This is more of a song than poem, but the poetry in it resonates so nicely that its hard to ignore !!
" Education has become a business..
Perfection's a duty...
But no one understands...
Mistakes have an ageless beauty. "
EPIC LINES ... Love 'em :)

[Knight, not a Saint]

Thank you!!!......glad u liked it!!...
Those lines are my personal fav too!!...don't know wat i was thinking wen i wrote them!!....i really like it!!
Thanx again!

[Whitney Kleinhuizen]

This is absolutely amazing!! The theme and message is awesome. The flow is great. The tone and feeling it gives off is amazing as well. Such a great piece and truly well written!

[Knight, not a Saint]

Thank you very much!!!.....