My Journey- from Darkness to Brilliance

anukarsha · Mar 26, 2011

Hi Friends!
This poem is about accepting self and enhancing one’s self-esteem. Hope uou will like it.

A sweet, li’l charming girl me,
I was born with a silver-spoon;
Unheard were the melodies,
and the songs that I would croon.

Movies, parties, zooming around,
Food n friends to surround;
Only fritter, chit-chatter
I was mad as a hatter.

My dreams were so vivid,
Desires so high;
Every time I took a leap,
I came down with a sigh!

I got up every time, and won
Accolades a ton; but
My heart would cry n yell
Dear, this is not done.

I dug inside, deeper n deeper
To my soul’s core;
It was dark as night all around,
I could go no furthermore.

Peeping further inside,
Into the crappie hell;
Came a voice soothing
I feel, I must tell.

Buried were my strangled desires,
Feelings of guilt n shame;
They grew enormously there
As I couldn’t tame them.

But friends, it was time
To clear all that grime;
And I started singing
My life’s melodious rhyme.

So I upped my esteem, and
Hugged myself tight;
Gone was the dark night, and
Everything was just bright!

Regards

SARASVADIVU · Mar 26, 2011

Hi anu....

Lovely & Inspiring Verses there!:thumbsup

Especiall the last verse is awesome:

>So I upped my esteem, and
Hugged myself tight;
Gone was the dark night, and
Everything was just bright!

Keep them coming!!!

:cheers
Saras

anukarsha · Mar 26, 2011

Thanks dear Saras for your reply and compliment.cheers-anu

Padmini · Mar 28, 2011

Dear anu,
You made my day by posting this beautiful poem. A wonderful piece. Yes!Our self-esteem develops and evolves throughout our lives as we build an image of ourselves through our experiences with different people and activities. Experiences during our childhood play a particularly large role in the shaping of our basic self-esteem. When we were growing up, our successes (and failures) and how we were treated by the members of our immediate family, by our teachers, coaches, religious authorities, and by our peers, all contributed to the creation of our basic self-esteem.Our past experiences, even the things we don't usually think about, are all alive and active in our daily life in the form of an Inner Voice. Although most people do not "hear" this voice in the same way they would a spoken one, in many ways it acts in a similar way, constantly repeating those original messages to us.
For people with healthy self-esteem the messages of the inner voice are positive and reassuring. For people with low self-esteem, the inner voice becomes a harsh inner critic, constantly criticizing, punishing, and belittling their accomplishments.Sorry for the long one.
with love
pad

anukarsha · Mar 30, 2011

Thanks dear padmini ma'm for yet another loving reply.truly said by you, our self esteem only makes or breaks us. I am doing my PhD. And in my course, there was a lesson on self-esteem. I just thought of jotting down a few lines about this and by god's grace i could do so.anyway.
Thanks once again.cheers-anu