I took a break, after months I stepped out of my house again.

My house was built up with shyness, under-confidence and dreading embarrassment

My windows were covered with doubts and skepticism

The terrace was filled with weed of anhedonia and agitation

My lawn drowned with apprehension and nervous discomfort

My door shut for new learning and experiences.

I stepped out of my house again,

I took a break after a year to breathe some fresh air again,

Where my breath was not bated but regulated

Where my heart was not pounding with fear but with happiness

I took a break again.

I broke the shackles of unfaltering negative assumptions

I broke that door in two halves that stopped me from meeting people

I took a break from sadness and incessant desire for perfectness,

I saw how beautifully my mind can wait and have patience

I saw strength and appreciation for myself in the big mirror called Eyes

I saw how bravely I could take a break!

-By Priyanka Paul, Clinical Psychologist