Days After-24 Poem by Smrui Ranjan Mohanty

And after

DAYS AFTER-24

Just live!
Don't unduly apprehend!
It silently kills
Takes away the juice of life
Only adds to your misery
Be careful not to nurture it
It will make a hell of your life

Do not calculate too much
Life defies all calculations
It is beyond all permutations and combinations
Be yourself and accept life as it comes

Do not live in the past
It is dead and gone
Don't be obsessed with future
It is yet to come

Too much preoccupation with the past and future
May not allow you to live in the present
Live each day as it comes
Have your moments
Before they become your past

Being old does not mean
Running away from oneself
Rather it is about being oneself
Boldly facing the reality
And making the surrounding
More conducive to live and let live
With drive, gaiety and dignity

Smruti Ranjan Mohanty©
India
24.12.2022
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