--- title: Pushing me away date: 2008-07-28T09:24:40Z modified: 2020-12-17T15:13:13Z permalink: "https://www.poetryoflife.com/pushing-me-away/" type: post status: publish excerpt: "" wpid: 283 categories: - Life Poems tags: - Life Poems - away - pushing featured_image: "https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/walking-in-rain.jpg" featured_image_alt: Pushing me away author: Praveen Kumar timestamp: 2020-12-17T15:13:13Z --- ![Pushing me away](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/walking-in-rain.jpg) Pushing me away walking home on a Sunday evening, thinking about life, thinking about myself, i get stuck in a sudden downpour; without nowhere to hide, nowhere to run, i walk along, unmindful of the pouring rain; seeing an empty bus stand, i walk my way towards it, to escape the [rain](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/a-rose-in-the-rain.md), walking my way towards it, i suddenly slip and fall down; gathering myself once again, i look up to see the, once empty stand , now brimming with life; with my [journey](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/journey.md) just started, i move on to the next shade, the moment i step in, i am pushed back into the rain; clueless, wondering why, i try to get an answer, but to no avail, stepping back into the rain; i move on once again, slowly making my way, i suddenly find myself, dragged into another shade; assuming my search is over, i slowly settle myself in, only to be ensnared, and thrown back into the rain; blaming myself for everything, i continue to walk in this (never ending) rain, life it seems, is hell bent on , pushing me away to fight, a [battle](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/battle-life.md) i have grown weary of! ——————————————————– Title inspired by Linkin Park song – Pushing me away! You might also be interested in [Stuck in a Dream](https://www.poetryoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/post/stuck-in-a-dream.md) poem. --- This poem was first written on Jul 28, 2008 and has been updated on Dec 17, 2020.