AS TEARS ROLLED DOWN MY CHEEKS!

AS TEARS ROLLED DOWN MY CHEEKS!

As tears rolled down my cheeks,

I thought... 💭

Why should sadness - ONLY to me 

Be brought? 

That time, a tear came in front of me, 

And said:

This is the path

Every human has to tread. 

For sweetest things

Turn sourest by their deeds, 

Lilies that fester, 

Smell far worse than weeds!

I am forced to trickle down your eyes, 

Because of what you do:

O that you gave a penny 

To the hungry beggar whom you shoed! 

Your family,  whom you call

"As precious as a gem" 💎 ,

Did you spare a moment from your phone, 

To care for them? 

You heartily pose for a selfie

To show how happy you are, 

But did you apologize to your 'enemy'

Whom you fought with, and gave a scar? 

You expect everyone 

To speak well with you, 

But for how rudely you speak to ur fellows, 

Your mouth you should beshrew! 

What humans did to nature, 

Is being reflected today. 

And for the torture to animals, 

You have a heavy price to pay.

What you do today, 

Will come to you tomorrow. 

So don't do any misdeed, 

Because of which you'll have a curse to borrow!

I am speaking the words

Your heart ♥ couldn't express, 

But deep down, 

Was making you depressed. 

I clean the wounds of your troubled soul,

When your pains start taking a huge toll.

I am a way for you to repent,

So that you no longer have to lament!

So,  do GOOD deeds

And I'll never come to you 

You should smile☺ again, 

Is my motto,  to be true :)

                        ANANYA MALHOTRA

                              30 MAY 2020

Optimism

                        OPTIMISM!

The tree 🌲  that stands,  towering in the sky,

Is optimistic,  do you know why? 

Although it's roots are pretty deep,  

But bcz of them,it never considers itself as cheap. 

It spreads it's benefit all around,  

And makes everyone, with itself,  bound!

It becomes a friend of sun & sky, 

With its trunk,  that always towers high. 

Thus,it becomes an epitome of being optimistic, 

By considering it's positive qualities,  through thin & thick!  

The tiny ANT 🐜 ,far away from all that's high,                   

Is optimistic,  do you know why? 

Its tiny self has no fear of being squeezed under some foot, 

But, by relentlessly working,  how much effort does it put! 

By not feeling inferior,and head held high, 

It feeds its family,by the courage with which it stands by! 

Thus,it becomes an epitome of being optimistic, 

By considering its positive qualities,  through thin & thick!  

If nature can have such positive thoughts, 

Why can't they, in humans be brought? 

The SAGES, who pray high up in the mountains,

Yes, from negative thoughts,  they do abstain! 

They don't bother the hardships they face,

But only see God's path, which they are destined to trace. 

Thus, they become an epitome of being optimistic, 

By considering their positive qualities,  through thin & thick!  

Instead of seeing a glass as half-empty, 

See it as half-full, though not abundantly. 

Instead of considering life as full of troubles,

Enjoy it as the happiness a child gets on seeing mere bubbles!!

Instead of staring at a lemon 🍋 and watching it degrade, 

Squeeze it, and make lemonade! 

Instead of blaming others & cursing them, 

Look in the mirror, you'll see the most precious gem!
The most precious gem 💎 ! 

                     So, stay positive, 

                  Don't think negative, 

              Change your perspective, 

                  Find an alternative, 

And your life will soon bcm productive❤

                                       Ananya Malhotra

                                           13 May 2020