Journey of Life

Life is not a fairy tale

It is a long journey

With multiple stages of life

Childhood gone under weight of bulky textbooks

Grown up days gone in search of jobs and better jobs

Work life taken over by mundane demands of office

Where work life balance is a  misnomer

And then life finally moves into the last leg

Looking back, it is at best a life also- ran

Not all flowers bloom

Many wither away unsung

Not all are destined to shine great

Barring those lucky few, for most others

Whose life story can be written on back of a revenue stamp

Whose dreams die young