Halfway abandoned
Tell me of those with dreams fulfilled
Of hopes and goals achieved
Of winners on life's racing track
Never impeded by speed
Of those who managed year after year
To wake to those shrill alarms
And worked from dawn to dusk
Sans facebook and the coffee machine
Of those do-it-alls
Who juggled work and applications on time
And rested assure that the call would come
With the passport to a life sublime
Of those who balanced life and love
And managed straight A's in both
Or those who took the early plunge
And made homemaking their fame
Tell me of those who didn't leave the fight
Halfway abandoned
Of hopes and goals achieved
Of winners on life's racing track
Never impeded by speed
Of those who managed year after year
To wake to those shrill alarms
And worked from dawn to dusk
Sans facebook and the coffee machine
Of those do-it-alls
Who juggled work and applications on time
And rested assure that the call would come
With the passport to a life sublime
Of those who balanced life and love
And managed straight A's in both
Or those who took the early plunge
And made homemaking their fame
Tell me of those who didn't leave the fight
Halfway abandoned
Good expression. But I would like to believe that, even though our fight has has only just begun, we'd be counted among these in the long run. Throw caution, hope, to the winds, my friend. Not all is lost yet! hugs!
ReplyDeleteHEY LISA! I like what you write. This poem reminded me of one by faiz ahmed faiz, one of my favroites . Here goes:
ReplyDeletewoh log bohot khushkismet the
jo ishq ko kaam samajhte the
yaa kaam se aashiqi karte the
hum jeete jee musroof rahe
kuchh ishq kiya kuchh kaam kiya
kaam ishq ke aade aata raha
aur ishq kaaam se ulajhta raha
phir aakhir tung aakar humne
dono ko adhura chhod diya.
How do u like it ?