༎ ʀᴀᴛ ʀᴀᴄᴇ ༎

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No matter how hard I try,
I can't move at others pace.
It seems like they all are running in a rat race.

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"Run faster! you need to excel at everything, this is a competitive world!",
fed up of hearing this repeatedly,
the inner me sits anxious and curled.

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My inner self has almost completely drowned,
while my depression sits in my head, perfectly crowned.

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When will everyone understand, that our stories are unique?
that everyone deserves to have a break, from our lives full of fatigue?,
-
And that taking a break doesn't mean they are weak?

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'Time And Tide Wait For None',
I don't even want them to wait,
because I don't want to get lost
in time
nor in the ocean.
I am going to go slowly, on my own pace,
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because I know that even if I am slow and steady, I can surely win the race.

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It's scary, but daunting,
to reject the norms of the society,
but this rat race can't define me,
-
because I am the sole writer of my story.

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Published: 13th October 2019

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Published: 13th October 2019

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