TRUTH UNRAVELLED

Leave me alone, I say today, But back then, I wanted you with me. You left me alone in the grey, Now, I want you to just let me be. When I begged you to stay, You only saw your own greed. Now, when I have settled with this array, You want me to forgive your misdeeds. I waited for you long enough, Though, you never had time to pay attention. Now when I think you're nothing more than a buff, You crave for complete retention. We are family, I tried to remind you, I cried, I screamed, I begged. But you only focused on what you wanted to do, Because of you, my life is so messed. Yes, I miss you, I admit. You do hold a place in my heart. But I am no more affected by it. I think, we are better off, apart. I was initially hurt, Used to cry in the middle of the night. Now, I am firmly alert, Not to let myself fall weak on your sight. I wish you had a better sense of what's right, But after all the times when you were missed, I have overcome all my plight, And today you stand as the re...

I feel a grip around me. A power gripping me. I feel like I have lost grip on myself, and somebody else has gotten his grip on me. THIS IS A COMMON ADVICE TO EACH AND EVERY PERSON READING THIS. Accept people the way they are. Be it your parents, your siblings, your better half or your friends. JUST ACCEPT THEM. Hold them as close to yourself as possible. NOBODY IS PERFECT. Everybody has their flaws. You can change people's habits, their cravings, their addictions, but not their nature. If you already know how a person is and you still choose to be with them, then you have to live with them. You absolutely have no rights to fight with them for their nature when you choose to be with them despite knowing their flaws. Let's not talk about others. Let's talk about you. How perfect are you? Go stand in front of the mirror. Are you perfect? Your hair, your eyes, your physique, your everything? If yes, then close your eyes and introspect. Look inside yourself. Do...