Days After-9 Poem by Smrui Ranjan Mohanty

And after

DAYS AFTER-9

Never matters
How old are you
What matters is
How gracefully you are ageing
How young and agile your mind is

Whatever you are
Is because of the projection of willpower
You are the product of your thoughts
Everything depends upon you
Whatever you think about yourself
You become like that

Age is more of a mental phenomenon
Than a physical one
It operates at the psychic level
And makes you accept something
Which you may not be actually

A young man grows old and
One old man remains young
Plenty are the instances of
An old mind inhabiting a young body
And one young mind steering an old body
It is because of the mindset
Ability to stay positive and
See a ray of light amidst the darkness

A mind can remain young forever
Irrespective of one's physical age
It is your mind that moves and guides you
Remains young or grows old
Becomes sad and cheerful
Happy and stressful
Forget not!
It is the driver of your body
Keep it young and fresh
You will never come across old age.

Smruti Ranjan Mohanty©
India
9.11.2022