Not every wound is meant to fully heal,
Nor every question answered,
It is not closure, but wisdom I should seek,
After any pain encountered.
Not every mark must be removed,
Nor every scar released,
Healing doesn’t mean forgetting,
It means remembering,
Remembering every bit of it – every bitter sweet part of it,
And surrendering.
You shouldn’t want to just distract yourself,
Nor try to be over occupied,
To make yourself feel like none of it ever happened,
Because, happen, it did,
Question is- do you now, block it? or recognise?
Everything happened the way it should’ve,
You were meant to lose your way,
Even to have your heart broken,
Or to break someone else’s heart and sit in guilt,
And watch yourself being selfish.
On our body, we carry marks too,
Stretch lines we think we want erased,
They’re milestones reached for every inch we lost, in order to be fit,
They’re lines, from smiling too much, near the sides of our eyes,
Wrinkles left on our face from every emotion we felt and expressed,
They’re tiger like stripes we earned on our tummy that time, preparing to give birth to our beloved child.
Emotional or physical,
We shouldn’t want to get rid of those marks,
Nor the memories that still make us cry,
Where is the uniqueness of a lived human experience,
If we prefer to make all things cut and dry?
Those people, those events, those moments, those times,
Those smells, that song that brings us back to that familiar frame of mind,
They’re all imprinted on our soul,
It’s pointless to think otherwise,
It’s best we find a way to strengthen our spine, heart and mind,
Because we will always carry them until the end of time.
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© 2022 Aanchal Nithin Prakashan. All Rights Reserved.
A Mind Speak 
Everyone wants to listen to this, but no one says it to the other.
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True. Barely anyone even comes and reads blogs these days, so they can atleast hear it from us! Haha
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Hmm. Now all want screen to entertain. No one wants to scroll or type
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Exactly. I’m thinking what’s next for people who like writing. Books? Only books?
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I prefer journalling now. Expression minus the audience.
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Hmmm.. yeah.I journal too. And when I feel ok to blog something I have written, I post it after giving it a good thought. There is something to be said about the validation one gets from having others read your work and telling you that it resonated with them.
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Ohh. I have no such attachments. 😬. This is like a free run.
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I’ve started playing instruments too btw. Always liked singing. But now taking that love for music one more step ahead. I’m @rinneyinrhythm on YouTube… just like a vlog of my journey with music.
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Okay. Interesting. What you play ? Being a famipy person and continuing to learn is a big task . Good going
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Thanks. Ukulele. And learning drums. See my YouTube channel if you like. Very new. Not chasing subscribers. Just a vlog, like I said, for capturing my journey
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You have the swag on drums. As if it is your field since years. Music is loud , if you can low volume, your play will come out clearer. Just wjat i felt while listening
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Yeah. The sound isn’t great. If i want it to be watched widely and grow my subscribers, I need to put effort to record sound better. But I’m trying to focus on my actual playing for now. Slowly I’ll be able to start with focusing on sound and all round performance. Thanks for your feedback. You’re right. Do feel free to subscribe and leave comments on YouTube as and when as well. Cheers.
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Cheers. All the best
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