Look at the flags that are flying high,
Feeling so proud to see our Tricolour shining high in the sky.
People singing and proudly saying,
Today, it’s Independence Day!!”
I clap, I smile, I spin around,
Feeling of joy, hearing the sound.
But I feel that freedom is much more to me.
It’s being who I am and meant to be.
The way I talk is not the same way you do,
I may not always look at you and connect.
Still, I have my dreams and thoughts to share,
My feelings, my love, and the way I care.
I wish for my own space to learn and grow, and not to be judged,
I wish to move at my own pace.
I wish I am allowed to make mistakes, to try, to play,
I wish to be accepted for who I am every day.
Allow me to explore, allow me to decide,
Do not try to hide me or push me aside.
For me, Freedom is to be seen,
As I am, not what the way “should have been.”
Well, on this “Independence Day,” Everyone do cheer out loud,
I (Aarav) deserve that freedom, too!!
Happy Independence Day!!
August, 2025
