During an illness, divorce, misfortune
well meaning people move in
with advice, tips and more advice
overwhelming the poor victim
While moving in a direction for solution
some tell you to do it differently
others are horrified by the 'bizaarre' alternative
more and more conflicting views
confusing, agonizing and debilitating the poor victim
mentally, physically, emotionally...
The best you can do, in such times
is simply share your thought
and leave it to them, to listen to their heart
instead of insisting, "My way or the high way"!
This poem was included in the 4th anthology of multilingual poems "poetic prism" edited by Ms Padmaja Iyengar for the Cultural centre of Vijayawada and Amaravati(CCVA)
well meaning people move in
with advice, tips and more advice
overwhelming the poor victim
While moving in a direction for solution
some tell you to do it differently
others are horrified by the 'bizaarre' alternative
more and more conflicting views
confusing, agonizing and debilitating the poor victim
mentally, physically, emotionally...
The best you can do, in such times
is simply share your thought
and leave it to them, to listen to their heart
instead of insisting, "My way or the high way"!
This poem was included in the 4th anthology of multilingual poems "poetic prism" edited by Ms Padmaja Iyengar for the Cultural centre of Vijayawada and Amaravati(CCVA)
Such profound thoughts very beautifully expressed, loved it.
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DeleteWell said and congratulations!
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Mridula!
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