CONTRADICTIONS by Pranav Sarna

CONTRADICTIONS

Life, a trail not for the frail 

Let me sail and my mind fail 

amidst my emotions locked in heart’s jail…

Time, the ultimate healer, 

an epitome of life 

and death’s dealer…

 

Birth, a discreet choice 

for moments of celebration 

and memories of rejoice…

Death, a sorrowful rue 

passed on early to one 

who’s karma is past due…

 

Marriage, a lifetime promise 

of giving yourself to someone 

at the cost of yourself to miss…

Divorce, the brutal separation 

of an incomplete relation 

with constant aggression…

 

Childhood, an era of dependence 

with an open mind to condense 

and an innocence so dense…

Adulthood, a sense of being responsible 

whilst being visible and audible 

to the society that finds you capable…

 

Good, an assumption of acceptance

with a sheer act of harshness

opening the doors to negligence…

Bad, an assumption of negligence 

and not a sheer act of kindness 

will open the doors to acceptance…