Emotion

By Vedanshi Murarka

As she grew up, she was told,

Feeling sad is not noble.

When she grew up, she was told,

Feeling mad isn’t sophisticated.

When she went to school,

They told her that feeling happy,

Feeling excited, or tranquil

Is not noble.

Why is it so? She thought.

Are we not humans after all?

God made us to love, smile, and cry

Why are we told not to do so, why?

I am not a statue made of stone,

A monster, with a heart that is stone cold.

I am human, after all.

Why do you expect me to not obey god?

By Vedanshi Murarka