proud

Pretentious.

There’s a difference between,

Luxurious and Exorbitant lifestyle.

Why do we need to show,

that we have an extraordinary life,

a life, better than the rest of the humans?

A baller, leads an extravagant life,

and it’s something understandable,

but why do we need to pretend, 

pretend to be a baller, 

when we’re not, what’s the catch?

Ordinary people, we all are,

Ordinary, is our lifestyle,

and it is not something 

we should be ashamed of, 

why should we be?

The most successful people,

Those billionaires you know,

you’ve heard of, who have become,

what they’re today, by sheer struggle,

did you know, prefers to live, a minimalist life.

‘Cause, it’s beautiful.

‘Cause, it’s amazing.

‘Cause, it’s quintessential.

– Don’t be pretentious.

– Abhishek Gupta.

Proud.

You grew up too early, kid.
Things never were easy for you, I know.
You were left alone, you were just a kid.
A kid afraid of this humongous world,
but you couldn’t show.

You couldn’t make friends,
You lived in a world of your own.
You cried alone, you didn’t go out much,
No one was there to console you, help you,
You did that, too, on your own.

Things were not easy for you,
But you understood everything,
Never complained to mom and dad,
Why did they go away to work,
Leaving you all alone.
For you understood,
they did that, for you.

You faced all the problems,
Which a kid wasn’t supposed
to handle on his own, but you did.
You did and you overcame those barriers,
and you excelled at whatever you did.

It’s me, your future self.
I’m writing this letter,
on behalf of your family
and me, to tell you,

” You brave, brave little boy,
We’re so proud of you. ”

-Abhishek Gupta