Growing Up

I had failed to realise how things got transformed…

Life will go all upside down, no one had warned...

What I had started for, where I was in the way…

About the prevailing circumstances, there was nothing I could say...

How innocence went to exile, how tears replaced smiles...

How life became so stormy, that was once so docile...

Shattered and devastated there I was…

Wondering "Behind all this, what's the bloody cause??"

And then I was bestowed with a sense of control..

A tiny ray of hope had enlightened my soul...

From nowhere, a voice came- "Dear, this is life.

Sometimes turns into a bitter strife.

But remember, things happen in their own time...

Hold on, don't loose sight of the silver line..."

Through the chaos, ultimately I had gotten a clue...

The world changes colors to fit our point of view...

The night sure comes, but is followed by the sun..

Even in the dark, stars guide us at every turn..

But you gotta plant your own garden, switch on your own light..

While the stars work in your favour, making your path bright..

And now my desperation is replaced with ease…

This flight of thoughts has brought me inner peace...

Little stars from the darkness have started showing up...

And now I think I know what they call growing up..!