When The Day Does Look Bright

I never promised to do anything

I never said I will do it at any point in my life

So why all the questions now?

Why do you expect that now I'll reason and rhyme?

I never said I'll be always behind you

But I never said I'll leave you aside

I don't talk much, I don't say a lot

Doesn't mean I'm lazy

I do have aims, mum

Don't you realize?

I always looked blankly at the sky

You always asked me why I'm zoning out

I wasn't blank, didn't you ever notice?

I was just aiming high... but the time kept slipping by

They say sky is the limit

But don't you think we shouldn't limit ourselves, mum?

Some say sky is not the limit

Then why should we even try?

Because out there, books say there's only a black void

Teachers say there's always space for improvement

Others never paid attention

Neither did I

Because the spacious mind is where the devil resides

Mum, I'm trying to think of ways to die

I'm not depressed, don't think like that

And no, I'll never act upon this thought

But then you care, and you try to talk to me

I try to say something, but I'm scared to go all out

I keep mum, mum

And I can't take it that you cry

I'm not really depressed, ma

I'm just too overwhelmed

Sometimes I think this IQ doesn't help see sense

If intelligence was supposed to create

And if creation comes with curiosity

Then isn't it better to be dumb and happy?

When at the end of the ultimate solution...

There's only a saddening profound question

"Why am I even here?"

There's nothing more to do, mum

I've figured everything out

That twinkling star over there, it tells me everything is gone

Maybe, just maybe if I think lowly like others

Will I not feel the slipping time

Hey moon, you are back with all my thoughts

Let's go under the blanket,

And wait for the day when I can really see the brightness of the sky...