B O U N D A R Y Poem by Sachidananda Panda

Boundaries are built everyday
One has to create one's own
If one door shuts to cope
Find the other way to the top
Trying is no crime anyway
Bottlenecks won't stay aloof
Criticism being the vital part of life
If bows are broken it's foolish to give-up
One has to test both tooth and nail
To have a win in the strife

Contradictions complicate the sight
After all they too are children of the mind
One who rebels is no superhuman
But carries the courage to fight
Healing is possible too through the herbs
No need to run for super hospitals
A willingness to walk the un-trodden track
One has to give up the fear of the thorns

Confidence doesn't require assistance
Dependency douses the fire
No need to have a broad breast
Of hundred inches to win a battle
A simple heart within soaked in love
Few drops of tears to wipe the gull
An ounce of empathy, a bouquet of sympathy
Knees that can bend to lift the fallen
Palms that can fold to honour and respect
The Head that bows before knowledge
A simple smile on lips as always
Are all one needs to excel in life
Be it a battle, s struggle or strife
In creating new boundaries
Of pleasure, of perfection, and of peace


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