Letting Go — A Poem
The Subtle Art of Letting Go
Life is all about letting go
And letting go isn’t easy
It’s the game of life itself…
You have to let go of a million things…
Before you finally let go of thyself…
Letting go is the essence,
It’s the subtle art of harnessing the bitterness
And cultivating a life
Where ‘something’ is missing…
Letting go is kinda cute,
Like the kid who has to let go of his candy that fell on the ground…
Like the grandma who has to let go of her children
Only to wait for them in the summers
Like the nails, you cut
Like the clothes you give to your siblings
And
Like the body that lets go of your soul
While they both are together on your deathbed…
Letting go is agonizing
But it is perfectly fine
Because like you,
Letting go is not forever
Learn to let go of yourself
Like an iguana sheds off its skin
Let go of the old person you were,
and welcome a new being…
And you will help you
Revive your stealthy secrets…
Letting go
Is like vomiting
You feel nauseous when you get the feeling
You feel you can control it, it won’t happen
But closing your mouth, or listening to a song won’t help
And there comes the gust
You feel light
You’re floating in comfort…
And finally,
Letting go is GIVING…
Perhaps you’re sacrificing
But at each step,
When you let go- you’re making someone happy…
Even when your heart is pounding the last ounces of blood
And people around you are sad
At first, you will get pinched with a feeling of ‘wanting more’
You will dive in regret of not doing things fine…
But the feeling of LETTING GO of your body in the end
Will perhaps make you SMILE…
