A Poem – Your Inspiring Words are My True Guide
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Today I looked at the watch trying to open pair of my eyes but failed to do so as I was typically bleary-eyed,
Every nerve of my body told me to lie down, relax comfortably and fall into the arms of sleep and take an unending amazing dream ride.
I looked at the right side of my bed turning my neck like a mechanical machine and saw sleeping my beautiful , intelligent, caring and encouraging bride,
I was reluctant to exercise today as it was really tiring day yesterday and was ready for my better half’s chide.
I thought of some excuse silly-yet-genuine-sounding but dropped the idea there and then as I have never to her told her anything wrong or simply lied.
I got down from the bed and slipped into the track suit and pair on Nike sports shoes lying by my bedside.
I came out of our home yawning, half-sleepy, feeling tired and my muscles aching and got droplets of sweat on my forehead seeing the deserted park in the front which looked like a full-size Soccer field, ridiculously big and wide.
I wanted to step back, run back to my bedroom and hit the soft and comfortable bed as I was been attacked by soporific feeling like that of never-ending and really strong tide.
But soon I saw a small toddler trying to get up and walk but was falling down again and again but did not give up and was learning from his failures with enthusiasm and without an iota of worry but tallest height.
I threw away all the traces of laziness and went to the park, smiled at the little boy, remembered my wife’s inspiring words and started exercising and when I looked back at the guise of laziness which was completely flattened, squeezed and long died.
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Vineet Mani
