Fragments of Me – Poem
"I dream of the perfection, even when I say— I accept myself for being what I am"
I thought I had learned my lessons,
I thought I would have known better by now.
But when I got thrown into it again,
I still fell hard.
The part of me I have been desperately running away from
Has finally made its way back.
But this time… it's here to stay.
I plan on expanding my boundaries—
The bricks of emotion, I need them more.
I want to surround myself, protect myself,
Though I want to experience freedom in them.
What does reflecting on oneself feel like?
Recalling the memories I once called perfect,
As present in the past.
Yet in the present, I want my future to be perfect.
Somewhere in the void of time,
I feel the gap that connects me to the world—
A gap I would not have noticed
If I kept thinking only of my future.
"Live in the present"— that's what people tell me,
Yet in the night, they dream of utopia.
A world inside the boundary.
An infinite within the finite.
A freedom inside the prison.
And so, I stand at the edge of the unknown,
Not seeking escape, but meaning within.
For even a caged bird sings of the sky.
Written By: Chirag
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