Only You Know | Srishti Jain

THE FOLLOWING POEM WAS SELECTED IN WINGWORD POETRY PRIZE 2023 LONGLIST.

Only you know what you deserve,

Only you know what you are capable of,

Only who know your hidden gems,

And only you can decide your destiny.

The purest form of advice always comes from the heart,

And the best guidance is your own intuition,

Follow them and you shall see,

It's you who decides your own destiny.

Do not let each and every word of others,

Affect you in any way, for they are merely,

Empty sounds not meant to be heard.

Always choose your close ones wisely,

Not everyone will see you for the miracle you are,

And not everyone will stand beside you when you require it the most,

For in choosing wrong, it is you will get hurt the most and you who will regret the most.

Make yourself competent enough.

If a day comes when you are not the first choice,

Let not yourself be the second or the last option, for you are meant to be at the top.

Let it not be your ego that makes you that way, but rather self respect that you have earned along the way.