EGO -- My biggest enemy

Set to achieve my dream
I chose the engineering stream
The earlier failures had proved to be a sty
This time i kept my goals high
To fight my insecurities i developed a shield
But down in my heart it was a complex field
The shield - the 1 of an inflated ego
A sure recipe for another failure
Went with a mindset that id knew everything
Didn't want to think if id knew anything
The initial semesters gave me a taste of it all
The pit I had dug for myself stared at me appalled

I knew had taken the wrong turns
But was too scared to admit that one
Till i got a smack on my face
A KT - the big mistake
Made me realize all it takes

I had enough of the cover i created
Rethought my plans frustrated
This time it was a new me
Wanted my ambitions to really go free
So with this new practical approach
I found back my lost touch
Success i indeed realized
And i was left mesmerized
In this entire internal fight
I learned the meaning of life
Henceforth failure ought to come some day my way
But id be knowing which way to sway


-- Kaustubh Kabre