My Life!

This poem was written in 2008. The analogy is from the opening credits from a well-known movie, see if you can guess it. Cheers!

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I was born a hard metal
I was a sight to behold
They flattened, twisted and curved me up
Till my skin shined like gold
My head was sharp
My body slim
Maybe they put all their sweat
While carefully all my edges trim
In admiration they saw me rise
I could see my destiny in their eyes

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I am a happy little soul
I am glad that I am here
The world seems so beautiful
Forever at all the sights I could stare

I slid down the tunnels
And rolled on the corrugated sheets
Life seemed to move so fast
But now I had company
Of other happy souls like me
They did not talk, nor did they smile
Maybe they were plain emotionless
Or maybe just too shy
But deep inside I somehow knew
They were glad to be here too

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I am a happy little soul
I have found others like me
I guess we all share a purpose
To live up to our destiny

Once out of the factory
I travelled far and wide to distant places
Some of us, rusted and broken, named ‘invalid’ and dead
Ended up being discarded
Slowly the truth dawned on me
That the world had place for only the fittest
And I was proud to be amongst the best,
Being a part of the chosen few
Having no color, no race, no religion
Just the faith to do what was due

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I am a happy little soul
Grown up, been lucky too
By air, water and land I travelled
To know what I needed to do..

It was long before we stopped
When me and my friends saw light
Sold to strangers who looked down on us
Dropped us down to the ground from a height
We rolled, here and there, amidst thousands of us
It was a congregation of happy souls!
All shapes and sizes these people bought
Picked up, stuffed into barrel holes
To stay tight and firm, we fought
My heart pounded, my mind had a thought
“This is the time (for so long) I sought!”

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I am a happy little soul
Finally I found my chance for fame
In a strange smoky barrel
Kalashnikov was its name

As I waited patiently
Time seemed like eternity
Constant sounds of blasts and screams
And trickling blood
Filled the same air I breathe
“The world is not as happy as I thought..”
The dreams shattered, the aura gone!
Suddenly I hoped, not knowing why
Scared for the first time in my life
I wished I had.. never came by

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I am a confused little soul
Scared of the truth which hurts
I wish life was faster now
I don’t want this pain to last!

And ‘Boom’ it did sound!
I flew out of the small hole
Making my way through thickets and trees
Breathless, blind and bold
In exact silence I sped through
Stopped for a moment before rushing in
Slipped through blood and to a standstill
Finally realizing my true purpose
The meaning of my existence!
Piercing a human heart, shot from a gun..
I lay dumb and motionless, shocked at what I had done

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I am a sad little soul
Lived my life, served my time
All my pride was for nothing
My purpose – to kill a child!

Shameful of my creation, guilt is all I gain
I wish to run away, to be burnt, and never felt again..