My Heights

a poem by Anu Pillai

Let me not ascend to hell,
And make my wishes disappear,
Let me know my roots,
And make me relearn to stand.

Let me not sink into the waters,
Let me learn to help and love others,
Take me to the heights,
Where I can be proud of myself.

Let me not suffer,
Let me learn to become a reputed person,
Till my last fall.