Poem – Debanjana Ghatak

Don’t Ever

Don’t ever ask me to quit dreaming my dreams,
They are my only reason to be alive.
Don’t ever ask me to stop praying, my Saviour,
He is the reason I still smile.
Don’t ever ask me to shutdown my feelings,
They are fresh air, I breathe, I survive.
Don’t ever ask me to stop penning down my thoughts,
For them I face the world with a fearless smile.
Don’t ever ask me to change my personality,
This is me, this is my recognition.
Don’t ever ask me to be like you,
Sorry, I can’t sacrifice my true identity.
Dear, I’m a free bird, I fly, I dive,
I love, I cry but all I do in my own tune.