It Makes A Difference

It makes a difference
when I keep myself in the dark
on my own volition,
and when someone close to me
keeps me in the dark…

It makes a difference
when I think myself crazy
for something or someone,
and when someone dear to me
starts calling me crazy…

It makes a difference
when I bear my own suffering,
and when it’s intentionally caused
by someone I consider mine…

It’s okay to laugh at myself,
but it makes a difference
when someone I like the most
begins to treat me
as an object of ridicule...

It’s good to play games,
but it makes a lot of difference,
when people start playing
with my feelings
and seek happiness by hurting me,
but they don’t know
I have inflicted more pains on myself
just to keep them happy…

If someone gets happy
I’m willing to cry,
I always keep handy a few tears
to lighten and enlighten myself
when no one is around me
carrying a bouquet of sympathy…

–Kaushal Kishore

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