She began to crawl and she began to cruise
and she learned to utter ‘yes’ and ‘no’,
But no one remembers just when that baby girl
actually began to tiptoe.
The memory of her first walk
lies fresh and prim in the mind,
But no one knows just when did she
begin walking with an eye behind.
As time passed, she quickly dropped
from strides to meagre falter.
And just around the same time, she tried
to add sophistication to her laughter.
Her spirit and her roaring courage
got tamed to become ‘likeable’.
And whatever residue was left behind
went straight from ‘fierce’ to ‘adorable’.
To that baby girl, I want to say,
“You are more than your dress, voice or shoes.
Please don’t melt your edges away;
This world only has one ‘You’.
You are here to leave your footprints
as you let yourself unwind.
March and prowl and amble with pride
as you leave tiptoeing behind.”
Copyright © Neha Sharma
March 9, 2017 at 3:54 am
Very beautifully written Neha!
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March 9, 2017 at 1:21 pm
🙂 🙂
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March 17, 2017 at 10:53 am
Lovely neha !keep it up!
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June 23, 2018 at 11:29 am
Reblogged this on Literary Lemonades.
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July 6, 2018 at 2:08 pm
The journey you expressed is so beautiful !
I loved the way you succinctly put a whole journey in just so little use of words !
And I absolutely loved the ending. ! ❤ ❤
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July 6, 2018 at 2:10 pm
Thank you so much. So glad you liked it 🙂
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July 6, 2018 at 2:11 pm
The pleasure is all mine ! 🙂
You write beautifully !
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July 6, 2018 at 2:12 pm
Thank you so much. It means a lot, coming from a writer of your calibre 🙂
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July 6, 2018 at 2:19 pm
You are very modest !
I’m having a wonderful time browsing through your blog ! 🙂
You have some really thought provoking ideas, and your expression is splendid on them ! 🙂
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July 6, 2018 at 2:21 pm
Imagination begins in the head of the writer but it ends in that of the reader. So thank you for reading my works. Having a reader like you is such a delight 🙂
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July 6, 2018 at 2:24 pm
That’s true ! Yet, appreciating after reading is always good, right? 🙂
I’m glad to connect with you here on WordPress, looking forward to read more from you ! 🙂
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July 6, 2018 at 2:25 pm
Likewise, my friend 🙂
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July 6, 2018 at 2:25 pm
🙂 🙂
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July 17, 2018 at 2:19 pm
Brilliant writing 🙂
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July 17, 2018 at 2:40 pm
Thanks a lot, Tushar 🙂
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