It's Really Not!

--- It's really not! 28.04.2014 09:57

The modern society tells me,
It's open to my ideas,
Any and all,
But with a small precondition,
They should fit in set standards,
Not completely my discretion.

I want to tell you society,
You're really not,
You are not open to my ideas,
Even though I welcome some norms,
Which are the safety net for others,
Especially those vulnerable.

But your narrow definitions,
About things which concern just me!
Your stamp of disapproval about choices,
Which define only my destiny,
You are really not,
Open to my ideas.

My choices,
Which according to you,
Are impractical,
Annoying,
Not the most optimum,
Below my potential.

Because I must use my potential,
In a ways which further and attest,
Your norms,
My reality must be a case study,
To the future beings,
Of your womb.

You lie society,
When you make me believe,
That I'm free,
That you will welcome,
Me for me.
You will really not.

---

Freedom in doses

Life comes with fetters,
Fetters we love, cherish, seek and pray for.
Never realising,
Or wishing for anything else, anything more.
Theres goals, work,
Friends, family, love.
All seeking attention, time,
All validating our lives, and what we stand for.
They enrich us,
Make our existence worthwhile.
But once in a while,
Theres an empty spot.
A spot which was born because,
All the validating elements simultaneously withdrew.
Through the hurt, pain, loneliness,
Something very beautiful is born.
Awareness of me, mine, myself,
Without any filters or definitions.
When they abandon us,
Our support systems give freedom.
The freedom of not being answerable,
Living for ourselves for those fleeting seconds.
Amidst the hullabaloo,
A place that is just for you.
Freedom in traces,
Freedom in doses.
Shraddha
16.03.2014