I Tell Myself Poem by Archana Kapoor Nagpal

I tell myself,
I will not give up,

When there is no hope of victory,
When my life feels meaningless,
Amid my own people,
When I feel worthless,

I tell myself,
I will not give up,

When it pains beyond my tolerance,
I have no motivation; no reason to live,
When I regret my act of patience,
When I realised – I was born to give

I tell myself,
I will not give up,

When there is no light of hope,
When there is complete darkness in my life,
With my hands shaking,
And my heart palpitating,

I tell myself,
I will not give up,

When I have no answers to my own questions,
When I am drowning in deep silence,
When I fail to cherish the present,
And, I brood over my past,

I tell myself,
I will not give up,

When I have no money to celebrate,
When I cannot understand,
Why do people discriminate?
Then, I feel stronger, and not tame,

I tell myself,
I will not give up,

When I fail every time I try,
And, it is really hard to clarify,
I look up to God,
And, I loudly cry,

I tell myself,
I will not give up!