THE THORN THEY LEFT!- Aditi Mohkar

Getting stuck

and choking until plucked,

this entire world paves us a path

that on the way to success,

gives a thorn bath.

Taking the ability of working by pain

and teaching us a way to be insane,

learning to pluck those hurdles by self

and keeping those causes doubt themselves.

No we never did harm to the tree

but harming us is just for free!

To see those aching for its satisfaction

and getting brave is our reaction.

None will see how we feel

and none will help us heal,

surrounding wants to take,

everything it never gave.

They call us mean

when the thorn is left unseen,

since it was meant to hurt

but we define it as a dirt.

We know its existence since the beginning

but now it is our inning!

getting harsh yet not sadist,

since no other way does exist.

One day will come those scars would heal,

those letting us down would make an appeal,

we will stand high on the same ground

but that staircase would be a thorn mount.