My Happy Place

I used to have a happy place
A space I called my own
I’d take my friends and we’d play there
But I enjoyed more when I was alone

Because right there, in my happy place
I’d pretend to be who I was not
I’d sing and write and dance around
Knowing I would never be caught

I used to love my happy place
Where nature was always at its best
The sky above sprawled open and wide
A place where I’d put myself to test

And because this, my happy place
I learnt who I wanted to be
The talents I had hidden from the world so long
Had truly awakened me

It’s been a long time since I’ve been to my happy place
And I’m saddened just by the very thought
I have been unfair and unkind
To the place that has given me a lot

But now, my happy place
I vow to come back
And I’ll ensure I keep a piece of you
In my life’s new track

Oh yes, my happy place
I’m finally doing what I love to do
I’m chasing the life, I once dreamed
And it’s all because to you

(c) Copyright 2010 Deepa Seshadri