"I want to be a topper"
What if my friends start excluding me
and stopped calling me to have fun?
What if I wore thick round spectacles
and they started calling me "nerd"?
"I want to write a poem"
What if they didn't read my poetry
and left it unliked on social media?
What if they made fun of my write-up
and never gave respect to my idea?
"I want to become an artist"
What if my parents didn't help me
and stopped funding my needs?
What if my future remained insecure
by not being a worker by deeds?
"I don't want to marry"
What if the someone ridiculed
and my parents felt humiliated?
What if people didn't lend me a house
and the character gets questioned?
The fear of being different and FOMO
takes us to train of overthinking.
We easily catch the train
but we forget departing.
The train may start during school days
Stopping at different stations of life
And finally ending its journey
with the pause in breathing with strife.
We start feeling comfortable and cozy
though that comfort is burning dreams
"What ifs" start dominating our life
leaving all our desires in short screams.
