Writing origins: A poem at 14

Inspired after a talk in Brussels featuring three prominent Indian writers, I decided to dig deep into the vault and share my first ever piece of writing.

It's a short poem I penned in 1996 that featured in my school magazine later that year.

It became my first ever published work and - as fate would have it - not the last.

Sure, some parts seem kitsch and corny in hindsight (I was 13 when I wrote it!). Still, the main message of the poem seems relevant to this day. Though you should judge for yourselves...