Amid Times

Once life was a cry to the first breath after birth

A mother in a world

A father,

That could be a hero, or a villain

We were named after a hope

Congratulations, they said

It was the first love we felt

It was the first eye-opening, laughter, word, and a step to walk

Once life was a smile to their silly faces

We learned how to express

One step at a time

Already made them the happiest with a vast smile

Once life was a homework after school

Slight arguments to our young madness

Conceited, relentless but gullible

Choices were there, but chosen to be left early

Once life was classes after late classes

Projects, arts, businesses, friendships

Shoutout to a final match, or rejection after sleepless nights

But there were more;

Life is a boulevard - with sharp rounds, grasses, people, and intersections

We are now struggling to impress

People we don't know, things we don't need

Confused to what a happiness is, to what things that can bring back a smile on their face

Choices taken, full of remorses and apologies

Reminiscing to old times

Finding love out of counterfeits

Blurry hopes, irrelevant fights

Should we learn one thing

What they said were true

What we love can be gone

But the brightest diamond is still there - crushed and heated

Lies in the shallow water, deepest ocean, or under your feet.