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Poetry ~ "There is nothing permanent except change " / Janki U Tondon


There Is Nothing Permanent Except Change
It's inevitable, I understood,
It happened when I dreaded it the most.
It took away all I got used to,
And in turn, gave me knowledge,
That nothing is permanent except change.



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I ran and ran but it followed me everywhere,
Chanting 'Embrace me don’t escape me.'
It came every time taking my comfort with it,
Leaving in its wake dread and uneasiness.
I tried to escape but got caught in the calls,
Of voices that said let's change it all.

I lowered my defences and let it in,
To let the world know that I am not afraid.
And instead of dread, I felt comfort,
And with it came knowledge,
That nothing is permanent except change.

Now I live the change, I breathe the change,
In fact, I change the change.
It's inevitable, I understood,
It happened when I dreaded it the most.



Theme/ Summary 

In the words of Poetess Janki U Tondon , "Change is the only constant. Change alone is unchanging. It may scare us but in the end it is our truth. We can run from it but no matter what it is our reality. We can dread it, deny it, disregard it but it always catches up with us, for it is inevitable."
"The prevailing times of COVID-19 have shook our lives. Life as we knew it has ceased to exist. In these trying times, change is the only thing that we can rely on."
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