"Your Feelings" - By Lakshmi Prasanna of B.Com First Year 

Picture Credit: Special Arrangement 

Please don't hide your feelings, 

Like the sun behind branches,

Or the moon behind streetlights.

I know the warmth of your love,

As pure as the color of a dove.

I know the sweetness of your smile,

Sparking fireworks in my heart like a missile.

I know the real you, 

Behind the mask of existing,

The one who dreams of living.

I know the true you,

Who secretly wishes to stargaze at night,

Unlike the one who tries to reach,

The stars with foresight.

Please don't let your inner child fade away;

She deserves to be here, not too far away.

I know you're not like those snowflakes,

That melt before the sun arises.

You’re like auroras,

Rare, yet showing their true colors.

Please be you, and I'll be there for you,

Don't forget yourself,

Before knowing the value of your true self.

You might be like a peony in a field of roses,

Similar and unnoticed,

But unique and remarkable.

You feel like you don't belong anywhere,

Until you realize you belong nowhere,

Because you are where you should be, 

Not where you need to be.

Don't abandon yourself in the blueming,

By comparing yourself to others' blooming.