One, Two, Three! What do you Wish to be? – Delhi Poetry Slam

One, Two, Three! What do you Wish to be?

By Ammara Muhimtulay

I look at the sky and count the stars

 One, Two, Three and millions

 But when I look down it was always

 What do you Wish to be

 I was asked most of the times ;as a child

 And I would think of a pure fantasy

 

 I wish to be a Fairy

 I wish to be a Queen

 In a world where dragon flies in the sky

 Or a fairytale often from my imagery dream

 

 Left clueless and quite loss

 All I could ever say was,

 "I have yet to find that 'something'. "

 I enjoyed poetry and loved it a lot

 

 As a child of a teacher

 Well respected, loved and admired

 My father and I both were

 To me it was a weapon as well as an armor

 

 They thought my talents were

 his inspirations

 And I would unwillingly say,

 "yes" to everyone

 

 I wish to be an astronaut

 I wish to be an ophthalmologist

 But all of these were just distractions

 For myself who was filled with temptations

 

 People expected great things of me

 Someone who's father's a teacher

 Mother is kind hearted

 And has talented elder sisters

 

 And me who was just mere ten yrs

 older than her twin

 Had more than just desires

 Akin to that of stupid thoughts

 

 To me who was still a child

 Yet to understand her own self well

 Knew clearly one, Two, and three

 They were about the condition, situation and who I should be

 

 I knew my talents, will always be known

 for such Admirable Parents

 I knew my hard work, will always be known

 for such inspiring sisters

 And if this is how Twisted Reality is

 Then I Won't Give Up!

 

 For the sake of my own pride

 I strove to write something unique

 That none of them had at all

 And that 'something' is called 'poetry'

 

 'Something' that comes from

 One, Two, Three

 They are my passion, hard work

 and My Own Artistry

 

 Then this time I asked myself,

 ""One, Two, Three!

 What do I wish to be?""

 And myself replied to me,

 ""Three, Two, One!

 I want to follow my passion""

 

 I enjoy poetry quite a lot

 Where reality and fantasy can talk to me

 Where I can meet with fairytales of my imagery

 Where the sun would smile every day

 Under the moon I would dance and play

 

 A place where books can speak to me

 A place where I can talk freely

 I write with joy and heartfelt thoughts

 Which I only share with pen, papers and you all

 

 A pen in my hand

 a book on table

I write the word 'poem'

One, Two, Three.......... Forever!


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