The Boy

By Vinu K Saji

In a town, far far away, there lived a boy

His funny little name? Roy

His friends, at school, always made fun of the way he talked

And mocked the way he walked

He wondered what made him so different

Why did his friends regard him so abhorrent?

Every day he would run home to his mother, crying

So, one day she told him "Son, stop trying......

......to be what other people want you to be

Be yourself, for once, and you'll see

There is beauty in being different, so take pride

In the fact that you walk one step ahead of the pride"

Today, Roy lives a happy life

With a burning hearth and a loving wife

But he'll never forget what his mom told him that day

Her words shall always, with him, stay

So, if your difference makes you feel like you are falling, my friend

Then remember, only by falling does the Eagle learn to ascend

By Vinu K Saji