The journey of my pen,
Saw many ups and downs of emotions.
& scribbling and scrawling of random notions.
Over the years, countless paper balls,
Found their place in the dustbin.
& a few selected pages of writing,
Seemed worth preserving.
As time went by,
The chunk of throwing and keeping
Have exchanged places
I now have more in my google drive,
Less goes in the recycle bin, is my strive.
My own creativity surprises me,
Poems, short stories, articles
And now novels.
Baby steps have brought me thus far
I’m yet to reach out to many more stars
Writing is a passion, which I hope to continue,
I wish to live many lives,
Through my stories and my characters.
Amongst plenty to come,
These are just… the first few.
-Shamim Merchant
