I now wish to live 

Not just survive 

The survival mode 

Has been always there 

Since a long time 

 

I now wish to laugh 

Not just simply smile 

Controlled laughter 

Has been always there 

Since I was told so 

 

I now wish to fly 

Not just go on crawling 

Crawlling always 

Couldn't even walk

Since just too long  

 

I wish to be happy 

Not always stoic 

Stoic philosophy 

Has been ingrained 

For fear of sadness creeping in 

 

I wish to have my family 

Not a strange bunch of people 

Been an outsider always 

Treated as somebody else 

Since I was newly born 

 

I wish to excel in work 

Not just do my duty 

Earning money always 

Never felt the high 

Since I started doing job 

 

I wish to succeed 

Not just simply work 

Working hard always 

Without any credits to earn 

Since the day I started to work