They found me brave
And asked me once
How are you still Okay
How did you heal ??
Replied in a Soft Voice
When you heal
without a hand
without a heart
without a human
You heal differently
You grow differently
As they went with a smile
I sat in my backyard
And thought for a while
I found it funny
How day by day
Nothing changes
But still everything I see
Seems different..
At 12:02 at night
I simply sat
And rhetorically
Questioned myself
Am I going to sit
And stare at my wounds forever??
Braveness is not what they found
Not the smile on my face
But, it’s the moment I realised…..
It’s imported to
Embrace the chaos
Start to paint my life with a purpose…!
There’s enough I have lost
And many lessons I learn
Now, it’s time
To start re-reading my old chapters without feeling
To set all the pages
of my lessons on fire…..!
And it took grace
To remain kind
In those cruel situations
And that’s what reminded me
Yes …
That’s What made me Brave
Yes that’s what made me Brave…..!
~ Ambika Ashok Morajkar (Maria Bambina Higher secondary, Cuncolim)
