Change

Change.
It isn't easy.
And as they say, old habits die hard.
But when you do change! When you finally manage to change something about yourself, how do you feel?

Does it really feel good? Or did it backfire?

This poem talks about how changing myself had undesirable consequences. See, I used to be an introvert and I never showed people my feelings or anything. But that made me lonely, and I wanted to change that. So slowly I began to show my true emotions a little to my friends and the people around me. Unfortunately, I have become emotionally weak now. I don't really know if that is a direct consequence of changing or not, but at the time I was writing this poem, that was what I believed.

CHANGE:

I am a city without walls,
I am defenseless against the world.
I used to be strong, then I opened the gates,
My sorrows for the world to know.

I used to be a boulder,
Nothing could make me move.
Then time changed and weathered me weaker,
Now I’m just sand in a groove.

The city I was wanted connection with the world,
So the gates were opened to public.
Slowly the walls broke down and crumbled,
Without knowing, I had weakened it.

A strong person who was cold,
Who would turn against the world,
Became emotionally weak.

Change can be a double edged sword.

 

Can anyone else relate to this? Has anyone else ever felt like a change has backfired in an unexpected way and has acted like a double edged sword?

I'm not saying change is always a bad thing. Contrary to that, actually, change is sometimes JUST what you need. However, it cannot be denied that we must take the good with the bad, and every advantage with its disadvantage too.