My life is an open book,
That led me through every nook,
And every corner of discovery,
Of life's long journey..
Or so you thought ..?
Innocent, adventurous , the lucky lot..

What appears and what lies within
Who can know but I and my dreams
All that I am and all that I seem
Is not something you would perceive
Ever in your million whims

You see me patient , by the book
Because you know not the risks I took
To reach a life that seems to you by luck
I never shared, my back breaking work

You commented on my natural looks
You forgot the long walks I took
To fight the demons that raged in me
The demons subdued, kept me lean

You complement on my gentle smiles
For I know the face of true unkind
Untruth and unfaithful too
Hence I live by the book

Simple you say, joyful too
Both my choice to fight my woes ..
A will to deny complexity.. all joy
Shine my light , smile and move
New lands , new experiences too

Embracing with both hands
For no one cared in my home
To ever return...
Did you ever think in that turn ?
For one who lived in darkness knows
Power of the sun ..

The life I share with a smile is an open book
Go with it please else you may know..
What it took .. to make something
From darkness and woe..
That may make you sad too
Hence smile and laugh and dance a lot
Then let me walk away with a nod..

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