Friendship: Can Be Earned

For my friends,
What can I say?
I am glad they chose to stay by my side,
When, to myself, I wasn’t the most kind.

They have made my conscience,
This, how shall I explain?
When I needed they have been strong,
But never favoured me when wrong.

The true essence of friendship,
By efforts, can it be gained?
To be telling you, I don’t think I am the right one,
But I do believe, with goodwill, it can be earned.

– Anmol Agarwal
(17/03/2023)

Well, Well

Well, well,
On the past, let’s not dwell,
Find something which appeals to you,
It’s time to break out of your shell,

Well, well,
No, don’t ring the bell,
Help won’t ever be on its way,
Make your very own den;

Well, well,
If there’s anything you need to tell,
Better say it and not let it die inside,
I assure you, it will end well,

Well, well,
Your stories by themselves will not sell,
Pour out your heart on each page,
There’s magic in your pen;

Well, well,
So hard I fell,
Without any motivation to keep going,
Every moment feels like hell!

– Anmol Agarwal
(12/03/2023)

Learn From The Weeds

Trees, flowers or be it any crop,
At one point or the other, they need someone’s aid.
If you have to learn then learn from the weeds,
They actually believe destiny is theirs to be made.

Take them down,
They’ll be standing proudly again.
Rise till the circumstances allow,
Full growth you must attain.

When it comes to existence,
They have seen the real fight.
Look around you,
They truly understand what it means to be alive.

– Anmol Agarwal
(14/03/2023)

Don’t want to shed any tears

Life can take unexpected turns,
With ups and downs forging the soul.
Oh.. I wish I could just go back five years,
And start again on a different note.
– – – –
But today the sun shines bright,
Filling up my gloomy heart with its penetrative light.
All the sadness of the past seems to be washing away under the magnificent rays,
A new fire of hope has just been ignite.

Now I have finally got the courage,
To face my worst fears.
Sooner rather than later,
In future, I don’t want to shed any tears.

– Anmol Agarwal
(11/10/2021)

Walk on the Same Lane

From the very beginning,
I had this spark in my mind to bring about a change.
Starting from the boycott of refrigerants and air conditioners,
Till the complete stoppage of all kinds of other pollutants, they had to range.

It was around four years ago, I remember,
When I first presented my idea.
Voices were raised and I was declared a complete fool by common consent,
I was the center of laughter for the next few days because of my revolutionary mania.

I gave up consuming refrigerated items,
As soon as this idea occurred to me.
No more comfort of the air conditioned rooms,
Cause I knew success never comes free.

Not a single soul came to my side and recognised my efforts,
Instead, they always tried to ignore.
But I did not lose hope and continued my revolution on a small personal scale,
And whenever anyone tried to suppress me along with my ideas, I was always prepared to reply with a roar.

The years passed by,
I am still yearning for support.
Yes, the lone warrior of this idea welcomes all of you to give your contribution in whatever way you can,
And help in improving the environmental report.

I don’t regret anything,
Though, since then, I have had a tough life.
If we can move higher with this idea then my happiness can’t be reduced,
Even with a cut from a knife.

I hope all of my sacrifices,
Won’t go away in vain.
Let’s join our hands together and bring some difference in the world,
Success is not very far away if all of us walk on the same lane.

– Anmol Agarwal
(14/06/2021)