Thoughts From Life's Backdrop

I want to live As if I just escaped from death I want to breathe As if i have just taken my birth I want to touch my soul Like a mother touches her baby for the first I want to sleep so calm Like a lotus seals petals after the dusk I want to speak my emotions As if it is a voice in itself I want to welcome life As happiness & joy is greeted I want to love faithfully Like a father’s warmth for his daughter I want to fly high Like a free bird in that blue sky I want to flow generously Carrying the noble wisp like a stream I want to be sought for Like a not yet fulfilled dream I want to touch the sky As the sun touches the horizon I want to be a light in the dim Like the moon in the night heaven I want to... -PRIYA SINGH