A Poetic Heart! - Biswajit Dash

"Hello! I am a student who passed his boards, without any exams(sweet!). In Class 7, our school held a literary competition. I attempted to write a poem and after completion, I realized that I was the only one to do so. For the next 3-4 days, my nervousness was at it's peak. I was waiting for the results, but later, our school decided to call off the competition. 

I was upset about it, but I decided to keep on writing poems, as I had developed an affinity towards it. Even during games period, I used to sit under a tree and write poems. Once, I wrote a poem about my school and all my teachers appreciated it so much that they published it on our official website. This was a huge morale boost for me. My school principal also gave me 100 rupees for one of my poems.

Later, I wrote some poems for the school magazine, but none of them were published. On discussion with the school management, I realized that they were only giving preference to toppers. My heart broke, but in that moment, I decided to make my own platform for posting my poems. 

I opened an Instagram account. In the beginning, followers, comments and support from friends was negligible. Out of frustration, I quit. The fact that my friends were commenting under adult memes, but not under my posts made me feel down. 

Now, after 6 months, I am back at it. I have grown as a person and I am not letting the numbers affect me. With what I receive, I am happy and my heart is warm." - Biswajit Dash.