NaPoWriMo Day 28: A Letter to my Younger self

by | Apr 28, 2018 | NaPoWriMo 2018, Poetry | 8 comments

The challenge of NaPoWriMo today is to draft a prose poem in the form/style of a postcard. 

I’ve written a post card poem in the form of a letter to my younger self. Something that has been on my mind for quite some time 🙂

 

Post card Poem: A Letter to my Younger self

A Letter to my younger self_Posr card Poem-2

 

 

Oh my dear younger self!

I have so much to share

I am not here to preach

But do give me an ear

 

 

Don’t try to fit in other’s expectations

Don’t you dare please everyone

Do not trample your dreams

It’s quite painful in the end

 

 

Oh! Please get over that treachery

Don’t cry over failure either

Listen more to your inner self

Ignite more of your imagination

 

 

I’ve learned it hard way my dear

It’s so much better to let it go

So don’t waste your precious youth

Gather grit to venture out of comfort zone

 

©Vandana Bhasin

8 Comments

  1. pranabaxom

    “Don’t try to fit in other’s expectations

    Don’t you dare please everyone

    Do not trample your dreams

    It’s quite painful in the end” – if all of us learnt this in our youth.

    I posted a poem yesterday “I do not dream any more” with a similar theme.

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    • Feelings and Freedom

      You are so right but unfortunately we do not heed to any advice on our youth 🙂 Thank you for your comment. I shall check yours too !

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      • pranabaxom

        Unfortunately, as we all know, hindsight is 20/20.

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