Only If I Could Change

By Inderpreet Kaur

Only if I could change,

I would remain a little girl,

Catch butterflies - like, day dreams;

Twinkle like fireflies - reckless, relentless, and beautiful.

Only if I could change,

I would look in the mirror - feel confident;

Walk with pride - dancing on every beat achieved!

Only if I could change,

I'd play basketball again, and sing aloud the hymns in the choir.

Only if I could change,

I'd open the gates of my cage, and disappear.

A new identity, name, and place;

Or maybe, I will elope - breathe, and rest for a while.

Alas, I am handcuffed with the gyves of time.

Locked with the shackles of expectations - the key is thrown afar.

All the tick-tock buzzing in my ears - telling me, it's time to add more responsibilities in my bucket.

And I suffocate thinking, only if I could change,

I would bleed myself to death - stopping everything, and time.

By Inderpreet Kaur