Beneath all the happiness and glamour it lays
Quiet as if its presence has vanished
But as strong as before
Waiting for the right time to strike

Covered by numerous layers of time
But still significant
Weighing heavily as then
With difficulty I contain it within
But afraid of its inevitable eruption

I allow to be carried away by the present
Let the past be blown by the winds
But remain reminded that
Beneath the daily routines and trends of life
It silently remain present.

Down this road I walk
Without knowledge of what
The future has in store for me
But eagerly looking forward to tomorrow

Down this road I walk
With big dreams and hopes
Of what yet to come
Leaving the past behind me

Down this road I walk
To remain within the present
For yesterday chases me
Like a shadow

I rush out to the future
But it's out of reach
So I keep on chasing after it
Down this road.

I made the choice to live
I made it for me
Despite all the odds against it
I chose to pull out
From the system of common routine
And decided to find my way
So afraid to take that step
So afraid to divert from the norms of living
But knowing if I blended in
I would lose who I was
Someone unrecognizable to myself
But familiar to everyone
I searched deep within
And saw a lie I would live
A lie that everyone else would embrace
For it merged with the customs of life
But a betrayal of thyself.
Heavily it weighed on me
For every moment its mask
Engulfed my personality
It suffocated the person I was
And I could feel the agony of my true self
So with all mighty and strength
I tore the mask apart
And allowed the world
to see me for who I was
Faced with gasps of shock and disbelief
It mattered less
For the true me happily thrived.

You looked but never saw
She was always there
But seemed invisible
She did a lot
But you hardly noticed any
She executed the commands
At your wishes requests
And never questioned your actions
She silently and calmly obeyed
And buried her face in your presence
She bent so low
And never requested for anything in return
But rather fulfilled the commands at hand
She was loyal, obedient and hardworking
She was not a slave
But the definition suited her
For she carried the burden of
Your ungratefulness and selfishness all the way
It's now too late to take it all back
For she peacefully rests in her grave.

I made the choice to live
I made it for me
Despite all the odds against it

I chose to pull out
From the system of common routine
And decided to find my way

So afraid to take that step
So afraid to divert
From the norm of living

But knowing if I blended in
I would lose who I was
Someone unrecognizable to myself
But familiar to everyone

I searched deep within
And saw a lie I would live
A lie that everyone would embrace
For it emerged with customs of life
But a betrayal of thyself

Heavily it weighed on me
For every moment its mask
Engulfed my personality
It suffocated the person I was
And I could feel the agony of my true self

So with all mighty and strength
I tore the mask apart
And allowed the world to see me
For who I was

Faced by gasps of shock and disbelief
It mattered less
For the true me happily thrived.

Hello
I have placed my feet in this place
I have no intentions of leaving
For it mesmerizes me with its beauty

Hello
Am just a stranger
Wishing one day I could call this place my own
For through its dazzling nature
I can see the rises of mountains
And falls of valleys of my village home

Hello
I open the doors of my house wide
To embrace the "Ubuntu" of the place
And to remain rooted to my origin
For everyone is welcome.