I thought I couldn't fly <br />But one day I tried <br />And I really flew <br /> <br />I thought I couldn't go the last mile, <br />But I took one step at a time, <br />Before I knew it I was there. <br /> <br />I thought I was lonely, <br />But when I looked around, <br />I was not so alone (as I thought) . <br /> <br />I thought I was sad, <br />But when I looked inside, <br />I was the happiest person alive. <br /> <br />I thought I was bad, <br />But when I looked at the world, <br />I was as good as they can get. <br /> <br />I thought I knew everything, <br />But when I was questioned, <br />I knew only about the mole and nothing about the mountain. <br /> <br />I thought I knew you <br />But when you left me, <br />I realized that “nothing is what it seems'. <br /> <br />I thought life was not fair, <br />But when I looked at mine (life) , <br />I knew that mine was. (Fair) <br /> <br />I thought that no one was perfect, <br />But when I looked in the mirror, <br />I knew that I was. (Perfect) <br /> <br />I thought I couldn't write (a poem) , <br />But look at me now, <br />I have written this.<br /><br />G. Siva Shankar<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/nothing-is-what-it-seems/