Amrita Mallik
But, I don’t want to rewind!
Why do the memories haunt me?
Why do the faces flash before my eyes?
Neither I can get them back, nor do I wish to!
Some stings still lie fresh,
Like the hot molten wax from the dying candle
The unhealed wounds, the sleepless nights
The woebegone me abhors this cesspool!
Maybe looking back in anger
But that is what I can do
For, I know not how to treat it
With garlands or wreaths!
This loathsome snobbish past
I won’t let it carry all the credit
Although I do admit its contribution,
Yet I can’t permit it to take the limelight.
Mistakes and failures I’ve made
Remind me not of them, but
How I’ve survived them and am still alive
How the realisation dawned and I’ve accepted them!
I don’t look forward as well
For its scary, giving me jolts!
Hoping to patch up the dreary past as well
The gift of the present lying still unwrapped
Now is the time to open and relish it!
Wow .. wt a clear message to live in the present. Excellent
thank you..
Nostalgia and pain, Nicely portrayed.
thank you ma’am
A beautiful and true to life message nicely given ❤️❤️
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It’s so true. The past brings memories that trouble the present. Why trouble, trouble?😂
Very good 💚
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Lovely.. To be reminded of what you have survived.. Truly empowering.. A poem that conveys both strength and vulnerability so beautifully
thank you so much..
A great message conveyed! 👏👏Good one!💚💚
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Very well written !
thank you dear friend..
Wonderful message! Loved the poem
thank you so much
So deep and beautiful. The woman that I am right now deserves all the credit, for having survived against all odds. 💚
thank you di.. <3
Amrita, strong message conveyed
thank you
Beautifully penned. We need not look back at a painful past because it’s only going to cause more misery. Only gratitude for the present and hope for the future shouldbeharbouredin our hearts.
A poem of struggle and hope. Nicely penned