Two Poems by Nandini Mitra

Nandini Mitra is a poet whose verses speak of positivity, life and love! She refuses to be bogged down by rejection, is ready to move on! At a time when people crave validation for every little thing, the poet seeks fullness inside her empty space, connecting with her soul and is ready to make her own music! The poet wants to be by herself in her own world of ‘sunrises and sunsets’ of ‘ups and downs’ of ‘woes and distress’! Coming so far in a very humane way…rising, falling, learning but never quitting…she wishes to undo things…to turn back time!

I’LL MAKE MY OWN KIND OF MUSIC

I’ll make my own kind of music,
I’ll sing my special song,
Even if you don’t join me,
I’ll keep hanging on.

My lonely sky will no longer be lonely,
I’ll find myself along the way,
I’ll sing my special song
And I’ll break away.

I’ll go back to the start
Where you found me,
I’ll bury my emptiness inside,
See beyond what I can see.

I’ll chase the darkness till
Every pore in my body comes alive,
I’ll find my way and sing along,
Won’t settle for anything, I’m not naive.

What if the road gets hard?
I’ll run through the wind, face the rain,
There can be a war inside my mind,
I’ll be on my guard.

I’ll make my kind of music,
Sing my special song,
I’ll listen closely to my soul,
I’ll keep holding on.

WISH I CAN TURN BACK TIME

I wish I can disappear in my world
Of sunrises and sunsets,
Watch the trees swaying
In the gentle breeze amidst
The shifting shadows of the woods,
I wish I can blow with the wind to unknown destinations
Lost in a conversation with my mind,
I wish I can turn back time.

I wish I can disappear in my world
Of ups and downs,
Introspect my thoughts from dusk to dawn,
Hear my voice echoing the rights and wrongs,
I wish I can disappear in my world
Of woes and distress,
I trust my journey that I’m yet to understand,
I wish I can turn back time.

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