The Soul Sanctuary: If This Summer Was All I Had

Jul 5, 2011

These are the terribly insignificant musings of Aishwarya Nagar at 8:40 AM

It doesn't bother me that I am

Confined to these four walls;

There's just a window, tall and bleak,

And I watch as raindrops fall.

This may be the last summer that I have

But I can't muster the strength

To make it worth the time and the fun

It deserves at such length.

And I see you all having the time of your life,

I see you all touring the world every week,

And I ask myself "Why have they left me behind?

Why is my own summer so bleak?"

But a prisoner can't beg for good food,

A caged bird can't demand to see the Alps,

A trapped miner can't ask for fresh air,

A cornered mouse can't plead with a please.

So I'll sit here and love my four walls,

I'll sit here and enjoy the view of the window

And I'll conjure the strength to pretend

That this solitary confinement isn't at all dull and low.

sam jeong said...: I don't know the poem. just saw you on the internet site(sparknote). this is the reason your writing is really good for me to reading in English. eventhoug I'm not not only outgoing but also talkative guy, pleased to meet u.; July 9, 2011 at 6:16 PM
Aishwarya Nagar said...: Ohhh you're a Sparkler too! What's your username?!

Thankyou very much Sam :D
Pleased to meet you too! :D

You should get on the OTs sometimes! (Sparknotes); July 17, 2011 at 7:49 PM