I Grew

I tasted life as it came
Big things happened in my small world
They showed me the enormous world around
I was overwhelmed by its enormity
And wanted to hold on to all things immense and itsy
To make my own world brimming

I held on to some rather firmly
Hoping that it'd stay
Taking care not to ail it with my strong grasp
It stayed on to bring in me the change
It shaped me, it prepared me
I felt ample in my modest world

But lo
I wasn't firm enough to hold on to
Every thing mighty that came my way
I could feel it slipping
And much as I wanted it to stay
It chose to say goodbye


I was aghast
I threw my arms around
But it had travelled beyond my fold
I felt sore
And longed for it to come back
Yet it rode on the wings of time
Never to  revisit

I clung on to the feeling it had gotten me used to
I felt my world shrinking
But could not allow myself to dwindle
I strived to keep myself afloat
And let the storm pass
I looked forward
And aspired for brighter tomorrows
For I believed that a single storm could not sink my raft

Behold
I smiled and my mien shone through the cloud
It was bright enough to radiate through the cloudy spell
As I endured and survived
I thrust myself forward to catch some sunshine

And in my journey learnt
That what is not mine
Was perhaps not meant for me
Or I did not strive for it
But I did work for what I have with me today

I felt copious once more
To arise in  my own small world
And felt gigantic to dwarf the colossal world
I learnt that to tower upon
I first needed to make myself one
And if I could allow you to rest your tired self upon me
My purpose in life lay fulfilled

Life is small
But I have emerged
In an immeasurable  world
I see a petty me soaring higher....