I live
Breath by breath
Hour by hour
Trying to know why I am here
Trying to figure out life’s different shades
Trying to figure out the different pieces
I live
Person by person
Relation by relation
Trying to find what everyone means to me
Trying to feel what everyone needs from me
I live
Job by job
Duty by duty
Trying to know what’s needed of me
I live
Moment by moment
Day by day
Trying to make sense of my being
Trying to bring out the colours of my life
Trying to bring together the colours of my life
I feel it’s all in my hands
The colours, the illusions, the mirage
The shimmering glass called life
I believe I have it figured
And just when I am happy
It turns its back on me
And shatters into a million sparkling pieces
The mosaic called Life
Because I live
This post has been written for picture it & write by ermilia
Musings of a 22 year old 
Dec 15, 2012 @ 23:35:02
Shalvika,
It is a beautiful piece of writing.
I also feel as though the “figuring out” part is what’s getting in the way of finding and holding the way of being I am reaching for. The search for order in life, the idea of control- these are the things that leave us feeling adrift, even shattered.
You are a thoughtful and gifted writer. I’m blessed.
Tom
Dec 15, 2012 @ 23:41:36
Thank you so much for your kind words, Tom! And that is very true. Though how you accept your being without “figuring out” remains a mystery!
Dec 15, 2012 @ 23:36:54
Indeed, Shalvika… it is a myriad different things… Well done.. 🙂
Dec 15, 2012 @ 23:42:09
Thank you so much, Carolyn!
Dec 15, 2012 @ 23:45:13
I’ve missed you… Good to see you… 🙂
Dec 15, 2012 @ 23:50:43
Well, I’ve missed being here too. 🙂 I’m back for good now 😀
Dec 15, 2012 @ 23:52:41
🙂
Dec 16, 2012 @ 00:53:28
So beautiful, Shalvika. I think we all feel this way sometimes.
Dec 16, 2012 @ 09:20:15
Thanks a ton, Elyse!
Dec 16, 2012 @ 06:18:03
Good to see you again!
Your poem blew me away, especially the end, where happiness shatters, and then the triumphant finish of Because I Live.
Well done!
Dec 16, 2012 @ 09:22:06
Thank you so much, El. And well, that is what life is right?
I am glad you like it 🙂
Dec 22, 2012 @ 15:43:13
Amazing shal…i loved it….thats the way i live except for the climax… 😉
Dec 27, 2012 @ 17:47:17
Thank you so much, Nitish! You know that means a lot to me 🙂
Dec 23, 2012 @ 14:54:03
Wow! Best for last? “Trying to know what’s needed of me… I live” was just so powerful in the crescendo! Was it intentional that you wrote a totem? Chance or desire, it was beautiful and awesome! ♥
Dec 27, 2012 @ 17:52:33
It was by chance Anne! And I am so glad you found it this good 😀 Thanks a lot!!
Jan 27, 2013 @ 06:52:57
OMG! Riveting, captivatingly awesome! The most poignant part was, “…It turns its back on me
And shatters into a million sparkling pieces
The mosaic called Life.”
Woooo 😊
Jan 28, 2013 @ 14:27:24
Thans a ton!! I am so glad you like it!
Feb 23, 2013 @ 09:09:55
😊
Oct 24, 2013 @ 19:11:50
Beautiful piece. I can really relate to having your life break into pieces, only to be rebuilt, and broken again. However, in the end life is still beautiful. 🙂