Life .

by Venkatesh - Aquarius

Life ? What  is  life ?, 
A  question  sought  by  most  people , 
An  experience  shared  by  many  humans , 
These  experiences  will  differ , 
Certain  aspects  though  will  be  similar , 

Life  is  a  rollercoster  of  emotions , 
It  is  filled  with  happiness , 
Yet  the  heart  will  also  be  struck  with  sadness , 
Your  heart  so  powerful , 
Yet  so  fragile , 
Is  bound  to  be  hurt , 
By  someone  or  something , 

Life  is  full  of  challenges , 
Never  so  scarce  of  struggles , 
There  can  be  pleasure , 
But  not  without  pain , 
You'll  have  friends  whom  you  love , 
Not  without  having  enemies  whom  you  dislike , 

You  will  have  your  successes , 
Balanced  with  some  of  your  failures , 
There  will  always  be  a  hard  nut  to  crack , 
You  have  to  beat  about  the  bush  to  crack  it , 
Finally  you  will  surcome  to  death , 
By  life's  most  powerful  tool , Time , 
This  is  life .              

Reason for writing:

    I  had  a  period  of  suffering  once . Especially  one  year  before  my  school  leaving  certificate  exams  here  in  Ireland. When  i  said  suffering , i  meant  nothing  was  working  out  for  me . My  grades  were  going  down  because  of  some  people  who  caused  me  pain  in  school . Even  my  social  life  was  down  the  drain . I  did  not  know  what  to  do . I  did  not  know  how  to  fix  this  problem . I  was  happy  before  but  now  i  was  sad . So  when  I  wrote  this  poem ,it  was  about  how  my  life  changed  within  a  short  period . My  happiness  was  gone . My  successes  were  gone  and  my  failures  in  my  grades  happened .The  friends  in  the  school  i  was  in  were  not  exactly  what  u  called  friends . They  made  jokes  that  were  personal  about  my  skin  colour  my  religion  my  country . That is  why  i  was  sad . Don't  get me  wrong , I  love  Ireland  and  there  are  lots  of  good  generous  people .Only  the  school  i  went  to  in  portlaoise  had  some  rotten  apples . I  had  one  more  year  to  my  important  exams . Luckily  my  parents  got  jobs  in  a  different  city  amd  i  had  to  go  to  a  different  school ! Thanks  to  God ! Everything  changed  again  . My  happiness  came  back , i  had  good  friends  and  i  struggled  to  get  my  grades  to  a  high  before  the  exam . Now  only  this  year  in  June  after  finishing  my  exams  i was  really  happy . I  did  good .But  most  importantly  I  overcame  a  challenge . So  this  poem  conveys  across  the  downside  and  goodside  of  life . There  will  always  be  a  downside . This  poem  is  to  encourage  all  those  people  with  problems  out there , don't  give  up ! Fight  it ! And  you  will  win , i  did ! Take  care  all! What  do  u  think  of  the  poem ?    

Birth sign: Aquarius
Date created: 2000-07-26 05:18:42
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:42:32
Poem ID: 57019

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