Part Confessions of a Part-Conformist

One day, you are trotting in your shoes That glimmer with light in those heels.  A pink frock for your birthday, A cake that says you just turned 5.  A skipping rope, a GI-Joe  Is all that you need in life.  Life was complete with those people  People who made you smile.  Dad, Mum and your little brother Running about doing everything you need.  All shimmers like gold and platinum Life could never get better.  A bunch of friends in your colony Who you thought would never leave your side. Trying to please people  Was the least of our concerns.  Homework was a piece of cake  Studying was never that difficult.  Home to me was my world A world that had no boundaries.  A whole new world waited for me  But I could not care less.  Then came a time when everything changed A change that I could not accept. But with time and space I got to adapt Adapt to a whole new me.  "Me" shifted to "I" The superego took over.  The new "I" hurt people The new "I" hurt

One fine morning, I realize "I am old enough now. I know what I want". I decide to send a message in a bottle  To God, the only one who could get my dreams To come to life, to spread some joy.  He, who knew what I wanted Gave me the same.  As a teenager, I did not know  How I was to handle the overwhelmed feeling And gave way to a lot of indulgence. Love as a feeling was my only goal  To achieve; both to give and receive.  Sadly, I did not know the difference  Paving way to a lot of pit-holes  Not knowing what was in it for me.  Life as I knew it then Took me through a roller coaster ride. A ride that, till date will never forget  A ride that changed my life  A ride that forced me to face reality.  A journey through the best and the worst  A journey that made me insensitive. A journey that caused havoc in my life  A journey that gradually settled Reminding me of my foolishness and wrong choices. There had to be something I could change A change that would never take me b