Away from home plunged into this new strange life.
No one to hold my hand in dark or to scold me to finish my vegetables.
Not a child anymore, I have grown up, I know.
Look Ma, I am living the college life, you know!
So much to do, so much to see, so much to learn and so much to feel.
There is so much freedom here, so excited yet I am scared.
I am scared to lose myself and my ways.
I am scared to become a lost soul in my college.
This is all so overwhelming but didn’t I ask for this?
I miss the security and safety of my home, the known.
The uncertainty of the unknown makes me uneasy.
So I take a walk towards the earth, the nature, the trees.
I have always sought peace and guidance from nature.
So here I am near my known again, seeking peace for my uneased mind and scared heart.
I walk among the trees and feel the wind and I breathe for the first time this week.
Yes, college life can be hectic and immense, but it is also fun and exciting.
I am not a child anymore, I have grown up, I see.
I am at home with nature, and college is surrounded by home.
I am not scared anymore.
Look I am living my college life, I am somewhat home.
Ishani Sharma
Section B
Jindal School of Psychology and Counselling
(Batch 2024)
Email ID- 21jspc-isharma@jgu.edu.in
