EMOTIONAL TRAFFIC JAMS

Joy, Happiness, Ecstasy, Elation.

Love, Hate Crushes, Infatuations.

Sorrow, Difficulty, Sadness, Grief.

Stress, Anxiety and Seldom Relief.

So many emotions for me to feel.

So many emotions with which to deal.

All part of life’s mysterious stage.

This huge hurdle we call teenage.

How can I think of Charity and Compassion.

When I have to follow the latest fashion.

How can I show affection and Care.

While figuring out what to wear.

Morals or fun????? How do I decide???

If constantly from teachers I have to hide???

So many choices…which one’s right???

Its as if my emotions are at a red light.

Like cars, they too have come to a stop.

Soon, they pile up, reaching the top.

In a traffic Jam, they are all stuck.

Striving to escape but without any luck.

Sometimes slowly, the traffic does tread.

But at other times, it simply stops dead.

There isn’t even a shred of doubt.

That all these emotions are struggling to get out.

But stuck they are and stuck they remain.

In this traffi jam that drives me insane.

I have to clear out this mess I realize.

My emotions need to be sorted, before problems arise.

But as soon as I set out to contemplate.

For my tuition, I’m running late.

I’ll think about it later, I tell myself.

When my mother orders me to clean my bookshelf.

Oh!!!! How will I find the time.

And still make these verses rhyme.

Oh!!!! How will I escape this horrible jam

When colossal books I have to cram.

Finally I have reached upon a conclusion.

This situation is nothing but an illusion.

A strong mind is all you need.

And from this jam you will be freed.

The traffic will start moving at last.

The emotions flowing steady and fast.

~Vidur Singhal~