THE ART OF POETRY

  If I had no barriers, I’d speak without fear,

Love without caution, and dream without apologising.

I would wake up on the left side of my bed,

Knowing I can take the next bus to another city where my best friend awaits me.

Paint my nails, dye my hair, put on a fit, and head into the dangers of the night.

Skip classes, fight opinions, sleep without waking, for no obstacle awaits me ahead.

Go to concerts, get drunk, drag myself to the side of the road,

Order an Uber to take me home.

Pile up the dishes, leave the rooms unkept,

Completely forgetting what it means to have control.

  If I had no barriers, I’d change the world!

Anxiety, depression, jealousy, corruption, and anger will be locked away from our generation.

Love, joy, patience, self-control, and loyalty would be a product sold on the market,

Without which you can’t survive.

Living in peace, even in our differences,

All religions, great and small, will join hands without making war.

  If I had no barriers, I’d build bridges to the stars,

Where life and the afterlife would only be a step apart.

I’d fly across the oceans, through skies untamed and free,

And make ‘Around the World in 80 Days’ my living dream to see.

I’d buy cars for every weekday; call it greedy if you must,

But there’s abundance when your wealth is built on trust.

Schools and hospitals would bloom in every quiet town,

No child or soul forgotten; no dream left to drown.

The world would lose its labels; no rich, no poor, no tier.

Just hearts that see each other as equals, bright and dear.

I’d host a grand feast, plan trips that echo laughter’s birth.

So, we’d never fade to memories when we leave this earth.

  If I had no barriers, I’d tell them how I truly feel.

The fear of being rejected makes me lose sight of my worth

The fear they won’t buy the life I choose,

A world built in books, where my heart finds muse

How their little actions mean the world to me,

Keeping me up at night to relive each moment like it’s a dream.

The late-night talks while we walk,

And the silent drives, only to give me a shoulder to cry on.

Their care in absence, their attention without presence

All because they love, not too loud but clear,

In every calm moment, I feel them near.

  If I had no barriers, I’d finally forgive myself.

Acting before I think, for putting the truth on the shelf.

For mistakes I keep making, yet lessons I don’t learn.

For disobeying authority, for breaking bounds

For letting my actions make my own sleep unsound

Plunge out this restless tongue full of lies,

Replace it, maybe with a solemn song or my tears that I always hide.

  I’d free my mind, let my spirit soar,

Love without fear and dream even more.

Make my life a call from the heart!

If I had no barriers, this would be the world’s greatest art.