Heaven by Choice

We create heaven & hell,
It's all a matter of choice.
We need to resume from where hope last fell,
We need to listen to the inner voice.

We choose to create hell,
Because we can't stand other's happiness,
We let the tears fall and into rivers they swell,
And drown every memory of joy we possess.

And then we go on to blame others,
For what they have made of this world,
But we don't see that we have the same feathers,
Only some have their wings unfurled.

These are the select few,
Who are not afraid to accept life,
Who see the empty glass filling with soft dew,
Who don't care for their own strife.

So open your wings,
Don't be afraid to fly
Heaven is just one of the things,
That man lets pass him by.

Yash, 17
Mumbai, India

* Reprinted from Positive Teens Magazine Volume 6 Issue 1, Jan/Feb 2004

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