Just before hanging up the late night call.

D: You are much stronger than you know…

Me (Inside voice): I wish brother…But I have lost all the strength…

 

He was a good-hearted boy,

With a complex mind,

In search of the Love and Respect,

That he thought he deserved.

 

 

Loved Everyone,

Respected All,

Fought for himself,

And everyone around.

 

 

The mistakes he made,

Regrets for All,

Bearing the Punishment,

But that was not all.

 

 

Misunderstanding: His rival of all,

He lost someone precious,

Hope they understood,

He waits all his life.

 

 

Dreamt big,

To shatter the Cliché,

To break the demons,

For a few believed in him.

 

 

Reality hit.

 

 

He was the most unwanted,

The most misunderstood,

 Given the least importance,

And taken for Granted.

 

 

He was told,

He deserved no place,

In this successful world,

For he failed.

 

 

With the last ounce of courage,

With his loved ones memories,

As his whole life rewinds in front of his eyes,

He slips by the edge to be free once and for all.

 

 

Shattered dreams,

Broken bones,

But free of the living hell,

He lay in his pool of blood.

 As he opens his eyes, lying in his bed and drenched in his sweat. Once again, the dream that has been haunting him, scares the living wits out of him.

As he realizes that the boy is setting a wrong example for all those who fight for themselves; for those who fight for what is right; for those who fight for what they believe in;

He recalls the conversations with his loved ones:

 “You are one of my greatest strengths.”

“Your existence matters a lot.”

“You are the best brother.”

“You are one of the strongest pillars of my existence.”

“When people don’t understand you, then they don’t deserve the explanation.”

“You are not a failure, you are a fighter.”

He dusts away the blanket of fear; gathers the belongings of his courage and love from dear ones;and sets on the path away from cliché towards his destiny of creating his own reality where he becomes what he wants to become and live life as per his terms and reach his destination of HAPPINESS.