Void Thoughts

Often I thought I was stuck,
my life—an unfortunate side effect
of circumstances.

My voice and reasoning
never to be heard,
I was told,
until I decided not
to be labeled
as a victim of circumstances.

I didn’t declare my will
to go beyond
the boundaries.
Neither did I make
any grand gestures.

But I carried on—
being myself,
discovering how to be
without driving myself insane,
within the defined boundaries,
in a sea of voices
that didn’t want to see me as me.

And you see,
the edges of my boundaries blurred,
ever so slowly.

And I realized—
I was never a victim of circumstances.
Instead, I made my circumstances
my guide
to explore and experience.

The will to seek
beyond what’s permitted.
The strength
to not be threatened
by the limitations
Set by my circumstances.
Not an easy journey,
as I’m still a work in progress.
But I’m inspired
by the boundaries and
limitations put forward before me.

This journey of mine
might sound simple,
but there would’ve been
no journey to look back on
if not for persistence.
I would’ve never found out
how easy it would’ve been
for a simple lesson
to lose its meaning.

So I keep going—
to discover
the next lesson!

© Vinitha Dileep

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