When I was born,
I thanked god
That he at least let me live.
Because there was my sister,
Who never even got a chance
To see the beauty of nature or even this world.
When I was given proper food and care,
I just thanked god
For he let me grow.
Because I know what pain it causes,
To not to be cared for.
And my sister, she was killed,
With something horrendous,
Just because she was a girl.
When I was sent to school
And I saw so many faces just like me,
I thanked god
Because he let me see and open my eyes
To the beauty around and within me.
Because there are so many out there,
Who have everything
But still have tied a blindfold on their eyes,
To pain and goodness around them.
When I learnt something new each day,
I thanked god
For he supported me.
Because I knew what it meant to be deserted.
I knew, because my sister was deserted
To a cold lonely land
Where she didn't even belong,
All because she was a girl.
When I made friends
I thanked god
For letting someone in my life,
Who could become my "everything".
Because I knew what it was to be alone
In the chills of winter night.
You are just searching for someone.
For someone who'll hold your hand and say
"I am there for you!"
And I also know what mental agony it does,
Because my sister had gone through the same.
When I made mistakes and learnt from it,
I thanked god
For he let me fall and rise up again.
Because there are so many out there
Who keep on making the same mistakes
And never learn from it
'Coz they were never taught right.
And I know for sure it had to be a mistake
That my sister got lost in the darkness
And never knew the way to return back to me.
And over the years of life's storms,
I came across many great people,
People who were ready to sacrifice
From anything to everything
Just to help and protect someone.
That made me realize
That the cycle of life and death
Will always continue at all times.
History has it - so many died in doing great deeds.
I can't even sit and count them one by one,
'Coz the list is infinite.
And then I realized
I wasn't the only one to go through grief.
There are thousands out there
Who have nothing in their life,
But still choose to be happy.
- Saramitra