Rhyme Scheme: abcb
Preface: This poem is the result of my observation throughout my life about how you can achieve success. The methodology of achievement in which, I believe. Read on and tell me how do you feel. Please comment whatever you feel like in the comments section at the top of the post(on the side of the title bar).
When I was a kid
My father and I used to go to the market
I urged for ultra-expensive toys
He used to buy, and my heart was kept.
The next time, we went to the market
I asked him to buy the newer model
He taught me the lesson to be satisfied in what you have
But I didn’t learn the lesson very well.
I always wanted to get more
And was never satisfied in what I had
Some called me greedy
Others referred to, as a spoilt lad.
But my desires couldn’t stop
They survived on my quench
I always wanted to get more, be more
and my quench was gradually turning to stench.
It wasn’t until I bought myself a PC
that my thirst gave itself a motive
I wanted to know all I could, about computers
And that became my reason to live.
My parents and friends believe I know enough for my age
But I believe in learning even more
To me, I am a sailor, Computer Science is a sea
And I haven’t yet even seen the shore.
My passion, desire and the, so called, thirst
Have taken me this far in the journey
The day I’ll think, it’s enough
That would be the day, to stop my spree.
I’ll make sure that the day never comes
For when it’ll come, the learning process shall end
To keep learning, I must protect the desire
It’s again, the same greed, that I’ve got to defend.
So, people you see that the day shouldn’t come
The day when you are satisfied by what you’ve made up to
Because when satisfaction arrives, progress departs
Rest of the decision, I leave it up to you.
From the very beginning we’ve been taught
to remain happy with what we have
But I ask you to demand more
Shout out loud, that you just broke through the nap.
I ask you to observe your needs
Not to get adapted to what you possess
Then according to the needs, struggle for achievement
And till the achievement is made, take no rest.
I ask you to snatch away happiness
Rather than excusing, “Whatever happens, happens for good”
What you want, should be what you get
After all, we don’t live life for just shelter, clothes and food.
No one cares for you, but you
So better not just drag away with it
“God has given us enough”
stop enchanting that shit.
Your heart knows that you’re declining
Your heart knows that you’re in trouble
If you yourself, do not act now
The trouble is going to get double.
Why do you believe in non-materialistic things?
They are not as real as you are…
If you can’t turn the things your way
How can you expect that to be done by some ‘broken’ star?
It’s us, and the power lies within
Just the way of observing, is all that matters
Please, you must act now, Because
I feel very bad on seeing dreams shattered.
PS: This is the fastest poem ever composed by me… It took me less than 6:49 minutes… (I can say so, because I started “Forever and Always” by “Bullet for my Valentine” before starting the composition and finished composing before the song ended)
-Purnesh Tripathi