A World Too Big

I wrote this poem after reading 'The Diary of a Young Girl' or the diary of Anne Frank.

A greatly inspirational book which gives you a better insight on the true essence of life, and tells you how to (and how not to) lead your life. Although I really doubt it, I hope this poem does justice to Anne Frank and her diary. This poem is a tribute not only to the young girl, but also to the other members of the Secret Annexe. 

The world’s too big,

For a girl this age.

Too cruel,

To forever stay brave.

Though if you show the world,

You are brave,

They will change you,

And ‘make you behave’.

Behave? In what way?

The way society desires.

A little humanity in people,

Is all the world requires.

But alas! Why should we

Believe in love and peace?

And quietly just

Our ego seize?

When instead,

We can damage and destroy.

And make the world,

How we want it to be.

Because at the end of the day,

We are humans.

We have the ability

To keep our greed at bay.

Nature is beautiful,

And meant for everyone.

Humans aren’t discriminated

By the stars, the moon and the sun.

Then who are we,

To decide the hierarchy of life?

To omit the different,

And the beauty of nature disguise?

The world’s too big,

For a girl this age.

Too cruel,

To forever stay brave.

But the inner wisdom,

If on the right track,

On the path of goodness,
Can cure just about any crack.

Lunar Dreams

After college, my friends had plans.

Charles wanted to get married soon,

Lola wanted to paint,

But I, I decided to go to the moon.

Leave my mark in history,

And science too.

Have UN and the government-

Everyone at my shoe!

Be a part of space agencies like NASA,

And feel the lack of gravity.

Float in space,

Free from the world’s depravity.

I want to be lost,

In the universe’s nest.

See the beauty of existence,

At its very best.

Be safe from the ticking of the clock,

And the noise of a busy street,

Instead, just be alone with myself,

And hear my own heart beat.

After college, my friends had plans.

Charles got married soon,

Lola became a painter,

But I, I went to the moon.