Started a little slower than the others, head was a little hotter in the others
Arguing with teachers and getting in fights,
making my parents stay up in the nights
Living in my own little bubble, messing up studies and getting in trouble.
Almost did not get promoted to first grade,
I was tough to talk to, my tongue ran like a blade!
Got bullied and sometimes beaten too,
Dealt with it violently but I got through.
Problems arose but my parents faced it,
Guess what? In first grade I aced it!
In school fighting was a transgression,
What does a kid know who is high on aggression.
Anger was my only expression,
My energy was channelized when I found my passion.
Put my karate belt on, got after it
Wanted to be the best, wanted to master it!
Impatience made me push too hard, no baby steps, I wanted to leap the yard
Waking up before school to workout, Reckless and blind made myself burnout!
From my mistakes I learned, some strength I earned
But unless it exhausts me, I just get bored,
Too ambitious always going overboard.
It was all going smooth then the pandemic hit,
My mind started breaking bit by bit
Worries and tears were a daily thing, "What do we do, your son keeps failing!"
Skin became a little thicker and mind tougher
accepted that It will only get rougher.
But the pandemic made me write, found my dream
The scattered sun rays became a focused beam.
So, how's it going?
Life is a sea, my boat I am rowing.
Its going good, still chasing the black belt,
Still dealing with the cards dealt,
Still crazy, still exited,
Success is a party, I know I will be invited!
Get up, shower and get dressed,
Food on my plate feeling blessed.
Still got the fire and still aiming higher,
Gonna do something great before I get to that pyre.
Exited for the storm and exited for the next tide,
All I will say now and so shall be my last words, Man! What a ride!
majedaar