She? ! Poem by Neha Bhansali

She

She is surrounded by people
Yet no one understands
The one who has been there for others
Now questions her own stand

Caring for others she often forgot,
that love begins at home,
she needs to learn to love herself
much before she reaches her tomb

Expectations will always arise,
but to your own self also your loyalty lies,
for someone who is in constant despair ,
no point in blaming the world,
her own appraisal was of greater concern

from threat she tried to shield her world,
yet often in distress,
was it more her conjecture that was the source of the mess

she sees a child with a little bird,
playing with love and affect,
and then her own patterns she began to suspect

the child had both joy and care,
though the world may not be really fair,
what really matters is how much she enjoyed the moment,
no apprehensions, presumptions or belief-
all suspended gave her relief
can I from now on do something for amusement –she stated
and yes I can have fun without the guilt of having some.