I have been wondering since quite some time that do we actually laugh. Or is a mere formality that we complete by showing our teeth. Is it always the heart that is happy or is it just made up by a fake smile, a pompous chortle which hides the true feeling hidden beneath .So as I wondered whether we truly laugh of just mimics other's laugh, I penned down my thought on the true innocence a child's laugh has and the hidden feeling wrapped under the curve of a smile that each of us keep portraying.
Joys of childhood had a tender innocence,
Silently relived with a hearty reminiscence,
How pure were those days,
No worries,sorrows or colluded ways.
As I grew up by number and age,
I learned and unlearned at every stage,
Now at others, I giggle, tee-he or pun,
But laughing at myself is no more fun.
I pompously chortle at the foolish others,
But defend the "I",from sarcasm of others,
I learned to be cranky, touchy and sensitive,
And unlearned innocence, Thy holy gift.
I learned to howl at the neighbors mi-micks,
But a joke on me is always a "planned gimmick".
So, now as years have passed by,
I wonder If I actually laugh ?,while I give it a try.
Sadly I realize that,
I learnt little and unlearnt alot,
Now as I wish to unlearn this howl,
And truly learn to laugh, An Awakening dawns in me.
Mock yourself for your famous gaffe,
Then U shall shed the "I", and truly learn to laugh..!!!
Jai Malhotra
