Day 30 I Have Witnessed #NaPoWriMo #2022

Day 30 I Have Witnessed

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30.4.2022

I Have Witnessed

Only once in four decades,

I took a stand,

It was against my own clan,

I fought with all my might,

What I believed to be right.

Today one can ask,

When things have subsided,

Peace retained,

Relationships maintained,

What did I gain?

Did I ever get what I wanted?

No, I learned it the hard way,

It was not mine in the first place,

This is an important lesson I learned.

Instead,

I have witnessed,

Life, relationships, myself and the people,

In their complete nakedness,

I have witnessed,

The illusions that curtail our vision,

And witnessed them evaporate.

I have witnessed,

Love had no meaning,

Without matched actions,

Love is just a meaningless word.

It was in these darkest times,

That I turned inwards,

With my world burnt to ashes,

With the beliefs smoldered,

'Who am I', was unriddled.

In the darkest hole,

I had found me,

I re-built my self-esteem,

Brick by brick, stone by stone,

It was a resurrection,

That was meant to be.

I earned my self-worth,

I learned I had courage,

I evoked resilience & power,

within me,

from its dormant phase.

Will I do it again?

The answer is affirmative,

If I believe in something,

If it's true to my conscience,

If it's true to the core.

I won't hesitate,

To take a stand,

For, what I believe at that point,

Even if it means breaking all the shackles.

For I have discovered,

As per the greater plan,

I am a warrior, and a phoenix,

Having witnessed & resurrected,

I am beyond death & fear.

#poetry #life #challengeyourself #april2022