Slow Down Poem by Zeeshan Alam

Yeah. You've been running too much.
No. Not for the medals on the tracks.
But you've been really running too much.
What? Don't you know that?
You've been rushing too much.
You still don't understand.
Ok. Hold on. Let me try.
Slow down and sit down.
Now, what you see around?
A group of people calling themselves your friends.
But you know who they really are.
Friends. Hahaha.... shh... They're your friends.
Your friends competing only you in every aspect of their lives.
Your friends comparing only with you, every need of their lives.
But you know who they are.
They are your friends.

Ok. Now, move ahead. Get out of that place.
What you see now?
A group of people walking, walking and walking.
Why are they really walking?
Walking all day and might.
Aren't they walking too much?
Where are they going so hastily?
When the destiny of all of us is same.
Whether you run, walk or just slow down,
We all end up the same.
Yeah. Now, you know that.
See yourself now.
You've really slowed down in the last few minutes.
Aren't you feeling good?
Aren't you feeling like booing all those runners?
Because you know they can't be getting too much ahead of you.
That's what I'm saying.
Slow down. Take a slow look around.
Bring your pace down.
You're rushing to your own breakdown.
Change your views.
Change the way you all look at your lives.
Your life is beautiful.
Don't waste it by just rushing through it.
Feel every moment of it,
Whether it is a moment of joy, happiness, sadness,
Love, hatred, friendship and many more.
SLOW DOWN. LOVE. LIVE.