Moving On
By Anjani George

 

Walking away is an art
An art that keeps you going
Moving on is a skill
A skill that redeems

 

Be cautious with people
Who manipulate
Stay away from them
Who stab from behind

 

Never take an insult lightly
You do not deserve it
Come away from ridicule
You aren’t a punch bag

 

Know a bully from afar
Be it kith or kin
Them the show offs
A placid smile would do

 

You owe it to yourself
To treat people
Only the way they treat you
Compromising isn’t your liability

 

Walk away and move on
From those who only use you
Ignore and just let them be
For you cannot change them

 

Make a turn around
To them the others
Who had never let you go
For, it’s not late to come back

 

Anjani George from India likes to be known as a "Slice of Life" writer. She writes short stories and poems and few of her works have won prizes and been published. She is also the author of the book "The Unkempt Bouquet" – a collection of seventeen short stories. She is a civil enginner and an MBA, working as a DGM for a construction firm.