Fifteen year old Shamma Kabital tells the team that she has always had a passion for poetry; ever since she was 7 years old. She has not shared much of her work beyond people she knew therefore we were honored that she decided to break out of her shell and submitted a piece for Untitled Chapters to host on the website. Join us in saluting her in her piece “Finding my way” which we think is brilliant!
Not many people know meFor I am painfully shyDo I even know myself?Who am I? Who am I?I am a proud introvertMore concerned with the inner world of the mindI am wildly misunderstoodI fear this keeps me behindDo people know I’m an artist?Do people know I can write?Do they know that I’m strongly fascinatedBy the rich colors of the night?Do they know I’m a fanaticOf Jane Austen and Oscar Wilde?I think not, I think notApparently I’m too “plain”, too “mild”I own many hidden talentsI converse with the stars and moonDo not think me a freak!One shouldn’t judge too soon!I am quite peculiarI own not many a friendIf my heart is ever brokenOnly by writing does it ever mendWhenever my emotions are heightenedI’m either painting or rhyming awayOr reading some Pound or PoeOr a marvelous Shakespeare playI sometimes lose myself within myselfMy identity? Too soon to say.For I’ve only just begun livingI’m only still finding my way
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Shamma dear, your words reflect a rather wise 15 year old! 🙂
It is quite wise, as well, to take baby steps in the journey of finding out who you are. I’m older than you are, and am still taking those steps!
Keep up the good work 😉
Thank you so much! 😀 I try as best as I can to make even the littlest steps count. :p
Beautifully written! Great job! x