Are you a Naysayer? Yeah.. I know what you have to say.

When I was 5, I wanted to run with the Sheep,

They said Sheep were dirty.

When I was 6, I wanted to dance,

They applauded and said, do whatever you like.

At 7, I wanted to read something other than Fairy Tales,

They said they were for little kids and read them out to me.

At 8, I painted ugly mountains and soiled my clothes,

They said I shouldn’t be so unclean.

At 9, I wanted to read and yap away to glory,

They said you mustn’t talk so much. Go out and play.

At 10, I wanted to grow roses in the garden,

They said, I’d cut my hand as roses have thorns.

At 11, I wanted I wanted to cycle,

They said, I’d scrape my knees if I fell.

At 12, I fell in love with cricket and a cricketer,

They laughed and said don’t waste your time.

At 13, I wanted to gorge on ice-candies and junk,

They said I’d fall ill if I did.

At 14, I was an introvert, submissive, cleanliness freak,

They said it was okay to be a little filthy and talk much.

At 15, I needed some fresh air and wanted play,

They said, shut up, it’s not the time.. Sit and study.

At 16, I wanted to live a Fairy Tale,

They said, fairy tales don’t exist.

At 17, I said I wanted to do something related to cricket,

They said you are no more a kid; you need to be wiser than that.

At 18, I said I wanted to do something different,

They said; you’re juvenile, listen to us and don’t let your parents down.

At 19, I hated Engineering and everything associated,

They admired the degree I was acquiring.

At 20, I hated it even more and said I wanted to write,

They seemed to love engineering even more and said I was stupid.

At 21, I said I wanted glory and not in Engineering,

They said Engineering was the ‘in-thing’ and would never run out of demand.

At 22, I was a mediocre engineer and a complete rebel,

They congratulated me for the former, never realized the latter.

At 23, I don’t really care and they’ve brought this up on themselves,

It has ended here; they don’t have a say anymore.

Please note : The 'They' in the above are those who actually don't give a rat's ass and have nothing to do with me, but love giving their expertise judgments, even if it hasn't been asked for, as I'm sure a lot of people do every single day.