Where Have I Been
I was born down a path
Into deep darkness
With smoke in the air
and Blood on the Earth
I had a nightmare but also a dream
In which everything is there but nothing what it seems
The Sky was blue
The trees are green
And I had no clue
That where have I been
The world I am from has nothing of that sort
with people having skin without stiches and knots
Where the sun shined
With each ray that is blessed
My eyes insisted of ginning were seeing
My heart instead of pumping blood, was beating
My life instead of surviving, it was living
My life had no destination
But to my fascination
I wished this was the world where I would be
I am not the one to question
I am not the one to say
The world I live in is bad
But I have to make it this way
The crown of peace is mounted on the earth
Where its strength is in its tolerance
And its smile brings out universal harmony
About The Poet
Ishan Zalpuri is a student of Grade Ten, at Springdales School, Dubai. He thinks Poets are soldiers that liberate words from the steadfast possession of definition. Poetry has inspired him to write a piece of his creation – Where I Have Been.
Creativity and innovation of words and expression have helped him to become a Poet. “Appreciating poetry is probably like appreciating anything else. It means having the generosity to let a thing be what it is, the patience to know it, a sense of the mystery in all living things, and a joy in new experience. Passion is your joy, it is the essence of who you are. You have to just unwrap it and find it.” Ishan says, “that is true, and it is the same thing I have done, ‘Find my PASSION’. And I have realized that is Poetry
His passion includes poetry, playing all sorts of sports like badminton, football, cricket, basketball and judo. He is also an Indian national level judo player and ranked 8th in under 19 years, under 75kg category all over India. He loves science and would want to become a scientist in the field of particle physics. He also love to ask questions and always look for answers whether the field of question is from philosophy, nature or science. .
He would be representing Springdales School Dubai at the Poetic Heart for the third time in a row