........Ten Drops Of Tears..... Poem by Urmila Reghunath

One dropp of tear falling from my eye
For the reason that I was scolded

The second dropp of tear falling from my eye
For the reason that I did no wrong

The third dropp of tear falling from my eye
At the thought that they had lost trust in me

The fourth dropp of tear falling from my eye
For the belief that I didn’t deserve it

The fifth dropp of tear falling from my eye
For feeling like a lonely stranger

The sixth dropp of tear falling from my eye
Thinking that I am just useless

The seventh dropp of tear falling from my eye
Knowing that I’ve done nothing useful

The eighth dropp of tear falling from my eye
Gathering courage to stand up

The ninth dropp of tear falling from my eye
Determined to show them who I am

The tenth dropp of tear falling from my eye
At the thought of having wasted nine tears

For feeling so bad about something, that
I didn’t do, and having had to spend
my time trying to be normal again.

I wonder…..Is this who I am?