On  my each stride of life,

There lies my sweat of hardwork,

passion, pain, tears and will.

I was exhausted,

And my heart jolted

at the sight of butterflies

They fluttered their wings,

and made my mind blurry.

I was taken aback,

Back to my memories,

Where I stood on the shade

of my sweet childhood,

Sweet as the mangoes I used to eat,

Warm as my mother's hug,

Lovely as the buds to bloom,

And colourful than the rainbow,

And I smiled.

Then I was dipped,

Dipped in the ocean of pain and fear,

I wasn't able to breathe, helpless
and I shed a tear of blood

Grief made the ocean deep,

Betrayal made my descend deadly,

The deeper I went,

the tighter fear held on me

Then, I escaped with a burning scar.

Then I lit up the lamps,

With the fire of knowledge,

And I felt enlightened

The fire spread through my veins,

To find inner peace I craved

The books I read,

Refreshed my lungs with air,

the fresh air of new thought

My friends brightened my days

But still I remained gloomy at night

Sunk in despair,

out of fears of nightmares,

which had gripped over me.

And my struggles passed

through my eyes as a flash

Then I regained my senses,

and continued my strides

As my life is a long journey

And I had a long way to go...