I Have Lived Here For Too Long Poem by Anil Kumar Panda

I have lived here for too long
I have seen many ups and downs
I have wandered around country sides
I have visited many cities and towns

I have faced jealousy and hate
I have experienced love and care
I lived a life full of losses and gains
I ironed my dresses and combed my hair

I have lived here for too long
I have tilled lands and sown seeds
I have grown trees and eaten fruits
I have gone to temples to count my beads

Now I have the earth as my bed
And the limitless sky as the blanket
I have lived my life in my own terms
I have accepted coolly what was in my fate