He said to me have you ever been in love? I said that’s not a word I’ve ever heard of He said to me have you ever seen the world? I said I’m not allowed I’m just a girl He said but don’t you ever wonder about the stars? I said what’s the point in wondering they’re all too far He said if you don’t wonder how will you ever grow? I said I don’t have time for that it’s not something I need know He said well do you at least have the time to learn to dance? I said I wouldn’t know how no one ever gave me the chance He said well that’s the fun of learning All the bridges you’ll be burning I said it’s just too hard to do Ill slip and fall and make you too He said if you never spread your wings You’ll never learn to fly I said I’m not a bird If I flew I would just die He said to me well do you know how to walk? I said not very far and you’re just a stranger so let’s talk He said my dear no one’s a stranger on this earth We’ve all lived through death and then rebirth I said if we all go round and round Why is it we always end up drowned? He said you’re not asking the right questions This here world’s full of such repression I said well then how do I get off this bumpy ride? How do I keep my head above the tide? He said well that’s an easy one my dear Just let go of all your fears No need to swim the sinking’s not so bad When you reach the bottom you’ll be glad You’ll see your worrying’s for nothing All this time they’ve just been bluffing It will be over in a wink You won’t have time to blink And I said to him will I find the peace I’m always searching for And he said to me of course my dear You’ll find peace and so much more And I said But what if I’m too scared to take that leap He said it’s real easy just close your eyes and go to sleep In the morning you’ll wake up and start a whole new dream With no more endless nightmares and no more endless screams..
A small leap of faith often streachs our reach to others by miles ... I have read a similar poem years back by a very famous Indian poet ... Very neaty expressed ... Only that its not fully clear till the end if she did what he suggested ... I like this conversation kinda style in poems
i want to suggest a change in this line .. i dont know how did u come to this philosophical aspect that we keep going round and round but its amazing if we all have taken a billion lives then each of us must know each other .. some point in time we must have !! He said my dear no one’s a stranger on this earth We’ve all lived through death and then rebirth I said if we all go round and round Why is that we still are lonley.. no one around
