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A Different Perspective

Reality and PerceptionPoetry

I am a lonely shepherd standing here,
Daydreaming that birds will take me to heaven,
I see people flying above me,
Is it real or just a dream?

I’m the ploughman, working day and night,
I need to provide my family shelter,
Dishhhhh! I hear a splash in the lake next to me,
Some creature is drowning in the deep lake.

I am the fisherman, looking for fish,
I need to feed my family,
Someone fell in lake next to me,
But I have a ton of work to do.

I fell from the collosal sky,
Into the turquoise lake,
I am drowning, water filling my lungs,
I think I am meeting death.

Pahal Bhasin is a 13-year-old budding poet. She studies in the eighth grade at Excelsior American School in Gurugram, India. She enjoys reading and writing poems, acting, singing, dancing, drawing, photography, and community service, and loves nature. You can see more of her work at https://www.pahalbhasin.com/.

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