I Am A Stone
I am not wax
That can be moulded with little heat
I am not even the metal
That changes to few beats
I am the Stone.. ‘YOU’ cannot change me
I change with time, slowly, naturally
If you try to speed up my change
You will end up breaking me
Even great sculptors that change
The simple stone into great art
Have chipped bits off it
To make it what they think is perfect
Similarly a change in me means
You chip off bits of me
Taking away something that is a part of me
To make me what you want me to be
I may become a piece of art
But then I have lost something that was
‘ME’
absolutely beautiful farida:), i have to admit,im not really the kind of guy to appreciate poetry,id rather watch an action movie lol if you know what i mean,but after reading your piece of poetry, i thought it was wonderfully worded :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!!
ReplyDeleteI too feel the same @ times when ppl want me to change because they feel that is good for me.... I am not against changing but changing against my wish and just to please others will make me fall... lovely poem...
That is lovely! And these line
ReplyDelete"I may become a piece of art
But then I have lost something that was ‘ME’" are simply great.
Leopaw, u beat me to it. These lines wil strike a chord v evry1.
ReplyDeleteshort and very sweet
ReplyDeleteI loved the last two lines. We change with time and circumstances but often the is result losing a bit of ourselves.
ReplyDeleteA thought provoking rhythmic post!
Thank you everyone for your supportive response...
ReplyDeleteThat was beautiful, Farida.
ReplyDeleteO! This s quite creative n written indepth...good job!!
ReplyDeleteLove
Mani
Thank you Vidya and Mani
ReplyDeletesuch depth in the lines
ReplyDeletevery nice poem
This is lovely, the thoughts it brings to mine are deep and many.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, Farila. Is there a meaning deeper than words behind this?
ReplyDeleteYes Simone.. This comes out when I am being stopped from my right to get educated
ReplyDeletevery strong and nice one!
ReplyDeleteThought-provoking work. Loved it.
ReplyDeleteAwesome words. Very true. If we try speeding up things, impatient for things to go about naturally, we end up losing a lot of things, Very well written :-)
ReplyDeleteStrange, I didnt notice this poem before now.. But what you write, is true, so true :)
ReplyDeletevery nicely written..
ReplyDeleteJust Loved It!!
ReplyDeleteI'm a big fan of your writing Ma'am.
Looking forward to read more of you.