It's Okay!

It's okay if you have cried today,

Tomorrow you'll laugh,

It's okay if you have problems today,

Tomorrow they'll become half..

It's okay if your day was bad today,

Tomorrow it will be fresh and new,

It's okay if your parents yelled today,

Tomorrow they'll stand with you..

It's okay if you have failed your exam today,

Tomorrow you'll be among the toppers,

It's okay if you have no job today,

Tomorrow you'll earn in dollars..

It's okay if you have no friends today,

Tomorrow your popularity will speak,

It's okay if your talents aren't valued today,

Tomorrow they'll be rated as unique..

It's okay if your partner left you today,

Tomorrow you'll find someone better,

It's okay if you have sorrows today,

Tomorrow they'll shatter..

It's okay if you are broken today,

Tomorrow you'll come back stronger,

It's okay if you can't walk a short distance today,

Tomorrow you'll run distances even longer..

It's okay if you fought with your best friend today,

Tomorrow this fight will mould into love,

It's okay if you are at the bottom of  success today,

Tomorrow you'll be much above..

Remember it's not a bad life,

It might just be a bad day,

And also remember to remind yourself,

It's okay not to be okay!

- Heet Desai

I'm coming back home!

Standing with a gun on this border,

With my pockets filled with bullets and bombs,

I live like a shadow here,

With a heart and soul always so numb..

My dreams tell me to go back home,

Where I can stay close to my near and dear ones,

But my eyes cannot ignore my country's flag,

Because I am a soldier standing on this border with a gun..

Bullets hit every part of my body,

But they cannot touch my courage and strength,

I'll fight for my country till my breath supports,

Even if I see my death standing at an arm's length..

Every war I fight I think it to be my last,

Because I don't know when fate will leave my side,

And when I sleep at night after killing hundreds of people,

My heart silently weeps which my eyes try to hide..

Although these people are members of opposite army,

They too have hearts and families,

But we soldiers are trained to be emotionless,

Killing is our job, do it happily or unhappily..

The always so bright sun was about to set,

Maybe it doesn't wish to witness tonight's war,

The war which will make the sky grey again,

The war which will kill thousands or more..

Just before the war I read a letter from my family,

It said "Come home soon.",

My tear filled eyes made the words appear blur,

The sun was down the horizon, came out the moon..

Firing started,missiles were launched,

The smoke began to spread all over,

This time the bullet hit right on my chest,

And my heart rate was becoming slower and slower..

Finally when the war ended,

My body was sleeping in the lap of my motherland,

Although my heart had stopped beating,

A smile was on my face with my country's flag in my hand..

My body was taken back to my native land,

Where it was covered with a tri-colour flag,

Rifles were fired in my honour,

And to the great God I was going back..

Although I won't be able to serve my country anymore,

I'm happy that I was being fare welled from my native place,

The place where I was born and brought up,

That's where ended my life's case!

- Heet Desai

Let's face the fear!

You are not afraid of the storm,

You are afraid of its disaster,

You are not afraid of the jump,

You are afraid of falling faster..

You are not afraid of the fire,

You are afraid of getting burnt,

You are not afraid of acting stupid,

You are afraid of losing the respect you have earned..

You are not afraid of the darkness,

You are afraid of what's in it,

You are not afraid of fighting your misery,

You are afraid of being hit..

You are not afraid of the heights,

You are afraid of the fall,

You are not afraid of speaking the truth,

You are afraid of answering it to all..

You are not afraid of giving an exam,

You are afraid of its result,

You are not afraid of taking someone's side,

You are afraid of its insult..

You are not afraid of the water,

You are afraid of the drown,

You are not afraid of climbing high,

You are afraid of looking down..

You are not afraid of answering a question,

You are afraid of answering it wrong,

You are not afraid of commitment,

You are afraid of not obeying it for long..

You are not afraid of facing your fears,

You are afraid of trying,

You are not afraid of risking your life,

You are afraid of dieing..

So let's face all our fears today,

Let's punch them all on their face,

Let's defeat them in the court of life,

And let's be the judge of our own case!

- Heet Desai

The sun will rise again!

Alone we sit, with the darkness dwelling in us,

Cursing our sorrows and pain,

Complaining to God about the problems we face,

And asking Him what have we gained!

We feel we are the only one facing all the dilemmas of life,

And that we are being attacked by our griefs,

Rather than fighting back we surrender to our quandaries,

And then we start feeling like dead autumn leaves..

But understand, just like there's no lock without a key,

There can never be a problem which has no solution,

And unless we learn to bounce back from circumstances,

There is no way we can create a revolution..

People around us are fighting their own battles,

Maybe they are dealing with bigger problems than what we face,

So before cursing our sorrows we must realize,

That in life there'll always be a good and bad phase..

What we have to do is treat both the phases with a smile,

And never let either of them affect us to a large extent,

Just hold on, be strong, situation gets better,

It's life and we have to learn to comprehend..

So grapple your troubles, fight out your misery,

And I assure you your efforts won't go in vain,

Although the sun is below the horizon today,

Tomorrow it will rise again!

- Heet Desai