Can a year change a man
to what he is
from anything else
of life
his notions
emotions
Can a few garbled words
of unshapen thoughts
inked on paper
carve the way
for the rest of his days
Can a teen's painted mind
a treasure finds
that he holds on
making him alone
but rich in loneliness
never craving to possess
but embrace
what's his destined
a love a heart
but when goes past
never breaches his trust
Can a year make a man
what he would be
the rest of his life
when he inked on paper
his first poem
that to this date
shapes his fate
keeps him free.
Did all these the year
1973.
Pradip Chattopadhyay
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/1973/
