This is a poem dedicated to all who have helped me to hold myself together in my “Not so good days”.
I just want to say a big THANK YOU
For standing strong - through the arid desert of my testing times When life was not calling my name And with every breath – my beaten soul was drifting far away
For infusing life blood When every ounce of energy had drained In a longing that was never to be mine
For wiping my weary eyes When the harmful sandstorms of blames Brought tears to their dreamlessness
For keeping hope afloat When every promise drowned in dismay Killing me for innumerable times
For keeping the candle burning When the sadness seemed to last for eternity Even on long dark star-less nights
For bringing back my lost smile When the meaning of happiness had altered And I had forgotten the cheerier side of life
For helping me believe in myself When for days I quit to be me Because I was afraid of non-conformity
For making my days special When I waited for all the occasions Worthlessly for someone to come back
For talking to me tirelessly When pain didn’t accord me sweet sleep of peace And tore my dreams into a thousand splinters
For helping me regain the spring in my step When I couldn’t stand on my own feet Defeated and desolated by myself
For tracing back my extinct worth When I was rendered worthless Good for nothing by the one who was closest of all
For being my support system When I needed someone to understand and appreciate me And not judge me by my short-comings
For understanding my failure When everyone pointed fingers And did not bother to be considerate
For helping me recover When I could not get over the mirage of my loss And kept wandering in search of a respite
Really, thank you for this and everything else But more importantly……
For Welcoming me back with open arms, When I thought I had nowhere to go And it took a while for me to realize that I had finally come back home….