If I Believe
I’m not going to stop till I touch the skies,I’m reaching for the stars, all set to fly. Dreaming big each night and day,If I believe, I can catch the sun rays. The distance is long, the journey tough,The hurdles many, and the hardships rough. But I’ll cross the road blocks and go on my way,If I believe, I can seize the day. Words of spite and feelings of guilt,I wade through many waters, hand on sword hilt. The words of the world, may destroy my pride,But if I believe, I will still ride. Break through the barriers of the grey clouds,Emerge a hero, hearing the cheering crowds. Give the enemy a fight for his life,If I believe, I can clear the strife. Riding along a black horse of thunder,Treading carefully the marshes, lest you might flounder. Walk the honorable path and you will shine,If I believe, which I do, victory will be mine. – Sreelakshmi (2009, student of The Peepal Grove School, an alternative boarding school in India)