Writing origins: A second poem at 15

Soon after my first poem, I penned another, which was also published in the high school magazine in 1999. The style is similar -- an inspirational, rags-to-riches tale called (ahem) From Rags to Riches.

But for some reason, I did not have an electronic copy of the poem with me for all these years. So when I went back home to Pune earlier this year, I visited the Loyola High School library and accessed its magazine archives to retrieve this.

Publishing this just so that it's on record, kitsch as it is. I can't fully remember, but I think this was my take on overcoming fate, superstition and excuses to write your own destiny.