MY SELF ESTEEM AND I
I am a little girl
Wandering round the desert like a lost sheep
Like a dog, I am locked in a cage
Which has refused to open
I am separated from what I envisioned

Several thoughts creeping in my head,
Playing with my mind
telling me to" KEEP SHUT"
" THAT I CAN'T DO IT"
" I'M A FAILURE
That I am meant to hide in my shadows all my life
Oh! What a kind of life

Fear has become the order of the day
My hands have become shaky 
That they can neither retaliate nor resist back
And my mouth has become shut
That it can't even speak out neither can it stand out
Am I meant to be belittled all my life?

Alone in my room, I kept pondering, Asking myself
Can I ever get out from this dilemma?
Is my life that of isolation and misery?
Are there chances of me regaining my confidence
And coming out from the shell in which I have hidden myself in?

Walking ' To and Fro' in my room,
I continued questioning myself
Wouldn't I want to be like other children who are free,
Who express themselves freely,
Who associate amongst their peers
And tend not to feel belittled?...
Can I actually do this, I kept thinking .

Looking at the mirror placed to the wall in my room,
The thought suddenly came to my mind
That I have the ability already imbibed in me
Facing the mirror, with my reflection showing in it,
There and then I made a resolution
I knew " I was capable" , " I wasn't useless",
" I am not a failure but rather a success",
" I choose to be bold"

The words kept ringing in my head
Like a bell, it penetrated deep into my mind,
I wasn't the same anymore.

A BOLD , FEARLESS girl had emerged
And the OLD TIMID , WEAK GIRL had vanished,
Like it never existed.
I became a new personality in all