As I Dream, So I Am

I am like the ocean bed,

Where the water flows over me;

But I tend to stay the same,

Unchanged, unfazed, and unbiased.

I am like the mountains,

I stand tall, well I’m strong after all;

I might be the mightiest of ’em all,

Yet I still house the littlest of ’em all.

I am like the woods,

As deep as depth can go, as beautiful as beauty can be;

I have what it takes to survive it all,

’Cause even when I shed off, I still spring back up.

I am like the sky,

Vast in my heart; standing as an endless canvas,

Waiting to be painted with the brightest colours,

The prettiest thing you could ever see.

I am like the wind,

Swift in my swag, eager to go places;

Supporting life as I go around,

Whilst enjoying my freedom, all by myself.

I am like that quiet hill station, you see;

Where you’ll find the solace you yearn for;

I am quiet and pleasant, and full of life,

Come, I’ll bring the peace you’re looking for.

Well, I am whatever I wish to be,

As beautiful as I desire to be,

As genuine as I want to be,

As myself as I can be; I strive to mark myself free.

- Jaanvi Veluguleti

Perennial Poetry