INTO THE DARK

(Undoubtedly,one of my best!)

Into The Dark

Into the dark,alone she ventured,
Unafraid,her emotions uncensored.
Not anxious,apprehensive like the rest.
Confident that she was the best.

The freedom she enjoyed was taken away,
Restrictions imposed on what she could say.
Spirit broken,her 'sense of self' vanished.
Her distinguishing individuality lay tarnished.



As time passed by,she soon learnt:
Stand too close to the fire and you'll get burnt.
Horizons were broadened,though her thoughts narrowed.
An altered perception of a mind made shallow:
The strongest steel wasn't made in the hottest flame,
That life is a never-ending game,
The prizes are wealth,money and fame.

The world demanded changes..
And she innocently obliged,
The free-thnking,fun-loving,spirited child,
Turned into a woman self-sacrificing and mild.

Promises were made,meant to be broken,
Wishes still remained unuttered,unspoken,
Into the dark she now feared to venture:
The fear and insecurity for too long censored!

(ps:it isnt based on any personal experience...just how our true selves are sometimes lost cos of the society n world n times we live in!)