SubscriberWrites: Poem on the challenges of becoming an adult

Vardhan Saklani’s poem talks about the experiences encountered by a person transitioning from a child into a young adult .

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It is poetry from a teenage kid’s perspective who is just stepping into the real world and trying to understand how this world works.  An experience almost every young person encounters  transitioning from an immature being into a young adult 

Living in oblivion was bliss.

The more clandestine world’s reality used to be the more utopic this world felt.

As of now, I venture into the multidimensional realities and vicissitudes this world holds.

On hearing the adversities one experiences in life the more I comprehend what solace dark brings just as the ebullience sunshine emits.

Now eradicating this oblivion has remained the only option.

I used to enjoy those vivacious days of my childhood when it was impossible for me to understand why one cheated or commits a felony.

But now we discuss the perplexing politics different factions believe in.

The incessant discrimination based on opportunities, caste, creed gender looks like an heirloom.

The world we all wanted where equity persists seems like an unachievable paradise.

 But still, we ought to thrive by holding tight to hope. I wish I had a wand, I wish I could do sorcery making everyone oblivious of negativity.

Just like once I used to be.

email id – vardhansaklani@gmail.com

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