Passion, it's our love for doing a thing
A thing that brings about a strong feeling
A feeling that we find hard to articulate
Articulate, we still do - with passion!
A feeling that we find hard to articulate
Articulate, we still do - with passion!
Passion, it starts with a genuine interest
An interest that clings on like a bodysuit
An interest that clings on like a bodysuit
An interest that triggers a never ending pursuit
An interest that makes all else to follow suit
Passion, in its abstract form lives in our dream
A dream that does not let us sleep
A dream that inspires us to take a leap
A dream that makes us look within, real deep
Passion, in its pure form shapes our ambition
Ambition that often leads to contradiction
Ambition that sees no bounds or deviation
Ambition that propels our life into motion
Passion, in reality sustains our life goals
Goals that are personal yet not privy
Goals that are admirable sans envy
Goals that are mindful of mad chevy
Passion, in the end leads to our transformation
Transformation that inspires to join and compete
Transformation that empowers to accept a mean feet
Transformation that makes us whole and complete.
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© Balaji Palanidurai
This narrative poem is my personal best, so far. This could be the work of art that, my instinct tells, will influence what I do for the next 10 years!
If you notice there will be a gap of (exactly) 4 months between my previous piece of work and this one. Quite a lot happened during these 4 months. For a start I (re)discovered, validated and started living (up to) my passion. I may have even helped a few more people find their passion. Or that's what they said - some did explicitly and others through their renewed outlook to life!
This was also a crucial period when I worked with a team of passionate people who volunteered to do some research work and contribute to my pet project - to empower the youth of India. I am greatly indebted to this team and each of them were/are/will be a source of inspiration for me on my endeavor to execute my pet project.
The turning point (in my son's life too) happened during this time. Both of us had the best time together; did some adventure and created memories that my son says he will remember for life. I certainly will! His transformation made me realize what passion is. I call it "Papaya Passion"; a short story on this coming soon. Watch this space....
The anchor image for this poem is a word cloud I created using www.wordclouds.com with keywords used in the poem. One can mix and match and choose a shape and I quite liked this shape. The placement of words is pure luck (or artificial intelligence) and is apt for this poem - "interesting ambition inspires passion"!
So, what's your passion?
