Take A Chance

• Zarin Nuzhat, Grade 10
• Poetry
• 2010

Take a chance.

Freefall into the wild havoc that is love.

Skydive and splash in the splendid sea of daydreams.

Marvel at the power of hate but be warned,

Do not fall prey to the beast.

Take a chance.

Believe that believing is enough.

Breathe in the glory of creation,

Be it God or puzzles completed by science,

It is bigger than us.

Take a chance.

Shake from yourself the discontent,

That arises from thinking up spirals of mayhem and faults.

Shake from yourself the green, monstrous envy

That encourages you to stain your hands red.

You are better than good enough.

Take a chance.