I have got bruises all over <br />I’ve felt this pain for so long that sometimes it does not hurt anymore <br />I longed for things which now do not matter <br />I cried for broken dreams which were easily replaceable <br />I won’t say that the world was mean, guess I wasn’t careful enough <br />I won’t say that the friends broke my trust, guess I didn’t trust the right people <br />Every time things did not go right, I questioned my abilities and <br />Every time things went right, I doubted my destiny <br />These bruises are self inflicted injuries, knowingly or unknowingly, somehow they just happened… <br />I chose this pain because it could not have been there, if only if I wanted… <br />I lingered long to something which has happened, which is irreversible <br />I judge myself as much as I judge others and am so lost in this fruitless game that I stumble hard on every obstacle; I do not learn the lesson and keep on going till eternity, with a restless mind and wrecked soul…I feel tired in this shell and I want to feel free…I wish to be free from jealousy, anger and greed.. <br />I want to make new friends…and want to be with wisdom and laughter <br />I choose happiness and freedom to be mine because I know; I will get anything, if only I really want….<br /><br />Richa Tiwari Joshi<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/choice-26/
