𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞,
𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞.

𝐆𝐢𝐟𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐯𝐞,
𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞.

𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐥𝐚𝐰𝐬,
𝐌𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞.

𝐎𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐰𝐧,
𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞.

I thought that
By the age of eighteen
I would be happy

But I still feel empty
I still scratch my legs until they are red
I still cry in the shower until I am numb
I still havent figured out everything yet.

The evening moon is almost full
My feet sink in porous shores
Little toes peeking through sea foam
Cotton candy coloured beach house
Behind my back
Voices call me for a snack


Tangerine sky warm with dryness of day
And dreariness of night
Stars punched through holes
Wires connected to nebulae
Housing purple dust
My gaze drifts innocently
To the heart of stardust looking into my soul
Voices of those I love make me shed a tear
And pray for my lost moon


Petrichor and monsoon
Soft greens between hard rocks
His smiling countenance melting shield of self-doubt
While my vulnerable seed lets go of
It’s protective shell
My wings grow in these turbulent times
I set sail to unknown winds
For my moon is almost full


I have my heart
I have my wings now
To gaze at destiny’s mirror
Along with him
Maybe discreetly, maybe pompously
Walking upto a window and open up
Fearfully, fearlessly, angrily, lovingly
Acceptingly


My strings join to the cosmos
Thumping of heart heard in supernovae
Tears in conches turned to pearls
Sweat on my brow turned to morning dew
Gushing Blood in veins turned to glowing magma
I hear the moon say
You are your own light
Burdened, free
Adulterated, unadulterated
Tell this to your mirror and let it sing praises
of your mighty soul


When my eyes look into a mirror
The mirror gazes itself through them
When the moon is almost full
And even when you hide it somewhere
I find wishing myself a happy birthday
Everyday

let me tell you what 20 feels like;
I don't know
just like 19
scared
and lost
only a year older

Happy birthday to YOU, MY DEAR
Let this day be a new beginning
Let this day see YOU start afresh

CONFIDENTLY
Walk towards achievement and success
With good health and fitness
Devoid of any mental stress. !!

HAPPILY
Walk with family and friends YOU belong to
With those who deserve YOUR love
Walk with those who see YOU as their world
Walk cheerfully.....making YOUR life extensively beautiful !!

COURAGEOUSLY
walk towards fame and glory
With realisation of your dreams and goals
Creating envy to the ones who led you down..

POWER FULLY...
let this day mark your firm walk away from.....
All the troubles YOU faced
All stigma attached with it in YOUR mind
All the negativity holding YOU back...

AGAIN WILLFULLY
Walk towards YOUR goal...
With confidence, head held high
And walk firm on YOUR foot!!

Good luck and best wishes to YOU...Sathish!!
May GOD shower on YOU his infinite blessing
Of immense health, wealth, prosperity,
Peacefulness..
And protect YOU with a protective hand over YOU forever...
Each day and every other day!!

Finally it's your BIRTHDAY,
The most awaited epoch that makes you feel special from rest of the days,
The day you can catch an attitude saying "I want it my way."

Can't really wish you in a warm manner like i did earlier,
But still wishing you even if we don't talk as we used to.
Keeping that in mind wishes won't ever reach you which is a bit funnier.

I know there are some issues that can never be solved.
But i don't complain about it even for a second,
Maybe our journey was never meant to last forever.

At last i just hope every happiness to fills in your life,
And get loved in every way that makes you feel proud.
And all the strength to face every shroud.