Page 2 - Reliance Foundation School Koparkhairane - School Magazine - Zenith

Life is not a game of chance,
There is no dice to roll.
In a world that has been crafted by the greats.
What am I to call my own?

Every turn I take takes me on a new path
But only to me, the path is unknown.
Perhaps I should take comfort in the fact,
That the path has been trodden before.

The skyscrapers in their name, cast a long shadow,
But longer is the shadow cast by their illustrious feats,
I might scale every height, I might crest every wave
But like the refrain of a song, they hear just another repeat.

I see many others at the crossroads,
They seem so sure of what they’re trying to find.
But when I take a step closer, and listen through the cracks,
I can hear the cacophony in their minds.

But the boundaries of my path are much weaker than they seem,
They do not hold me like the tracks do a tram.
The brick wall breaks as I push through,
The obstacles in my way were naught but a hologram.

I will find another path, full of obstacles and strife
For anything is better than following the crowd.
Darkness around every turn, I will light it with the matches I burn.
At the end of the day, I will have made me proud.

The routes that I chart, and my footprints on the mud,
They are what fuel the beat of my wings.
My wings were once hidden, now they yearn to unfold,
As I take flight, it is an unheard melody I sing.

They know only the road they were told
They follow whoever holds the stick.
But I see the world as my canvas,
When I paint the colours that I wish to see,
That’s when I reach my true zenith.

Shreya Rajeev X C