I Am Not Poem by Mehta Hasmukh Amathaal

I am not afraid of any reprisals
I go through numerous proposals
Some friends may be proved lair
But still many may praise and admire

Some may make frontal attack and hurt pride
I may feel bad but emotions do not hide
I shall still go to them and confide
As they are in need and I can only provide

I can understand their nature of being little selfish
Some of them may not last long and perish
Some may desert and leave amidst frustration
Some may cling with lots of aspirations

I have wide angles about them
I know the plant can definitely come out of stem
It needs water, care and careful nurturing
Same is in case of human for their well being

I love to be called their friend and associate
On number of occasions they may go wild and vitiate
Will create misunderstanding and unforgettable divide
Still I have to give them support and chide also

I shall not make gender discrimination here
They are welcome from all walks and from anywhere
For which I hold not the partisan views or opinion
For me they are true and best companion

If I am given option to choose friends and wealth
I shall consider friends tonic for my health
If they are with me in time of need and critical hour
I shall deem it blessings in disguise sought for

They are not fellow strange travelers
They are true bond and prove healers
They are always on my ship deck
Ready to offer help and keep me under check




They are backbone of my onward journey
Even though they may not have enough means or money
They shall stick to me for whatever selfish motives
Still they will far better than close relatives


I have made it a point of hating no one
How could it happen on one side as I miss everyone?
I shall love them always and stay very near
in fact it will be honor on my part to prove them very dear

It will be proved black day if I am called upon to forget
Any one of them and allow them to go away or let
They may choose of their own to stay away
But I shall never utter a word in desperation such way

I must learn to live without them at some stage
It may be difficult but it is very much true with passing of an age
you may pass through critical period or ordeal
The life will be understood in depth and felt real