The Quiet Choice

I walk the halls, a place of learning, they say,But shadows lurk, and whispers echo, a different tale each day.I am just a kid, with dreams and hopes, like any other.Yet today, I find myself a target, a pawn. I remember the first time I saw him,that kid with fists like iron, words like glass—both…

Live(d)

I would have been –      an Olympic medalist making my country proud;      a doctor finding a pressing cure;      an engineer building pioneering technology; I would have been –      a caring nurse supporting you in geriatry;      a daring firefighter saving my community;      a scientist discovering next source of energy;      a passionate teacher shaping young minds I…