Then and Now...

There was once a time when my face said it all,

Be it happiness or grief, be it jealousy or relief

There was once a time when what I said was what I wanted to say,

Be it to a close friend, be it to a complete stranger.

There was once a time when everyone seemed pure,

Be it the class topper who befriended you just for doubts or be it that friend who never meant what she said.

There was once a time I believed people for what they appeared,

Be it anyone, just anyone.

That was the time when my mom said I will not survive in the world.

That was the time when friends told me to grow up.

That was the time when I seemed innocent to a few and a fool to the rest .

Now I think I have grown up.

Now I might just survive in this world.

Now probably I don’t seem as big as a fool as I seemed before.

But now I wonder why people needed a mask in the first place

Now I wonder why we tend to not let the simple things be.

Now I see the phrase “Life’s just a play and we are mere actors” in a whole different light.