Determined Poem by Ravinder Kumar Soni

You who knew
I knew I had it in me
To care for and become
Just strong enough
To be with the earth
The air and the sky
At the same time.

Why the earth
Because it is tilled and watered,
Nestled in it are my roots.
The air that flits about
Is that I breathe,
It gives me life, fire and the will to live,
And the sky is the extent
Of my aspirations and reach,
I had realized this fact long ago
As many have done in the past
And many still do.

Fear is not the key for me,
It cannot hold sway over me.
I shall fight the odds,
I will not allow
My patience to wear out.