“Brick by Brick”
Night shift eyes, city lights,
Riding home through Pune nights,
Helmet on, but mind too loud,
Trying to smile while stress weighed down.
EMIs waiting, back in pain,
Office chair pressure on my frame,
Bike rides long, sleep gone bad,
Still pretending life ain’t sad.
One blue tick could change my mood,
One silence kill my focus too,
I made one person my whole peace,
Didn’t know that strength would decrease.
Stopped talking much, stayed inside,
Fear and regret I used to hide,
Past mistakes stuck in my brain,
Trying to love while carrying shame.
I thought peace meant “don’t create fights,”
Sacrifice dreams, cancel nights,
Put her emotions over mine,
Ignored the warning signs in time.
But slowly I could feel the cost,
A man without direction gets lost,
Health dropped low, waist got wide,
Stress and overthinking trapped inside.
Then reality hit me hard one day:
No relationship can carry your weight,
No person can become your spine,
If your inner system isn’t aligned.
So now I rebuild brick by brick,
No fantasy, no shortcut tricks,
Sleep better, eat cleaner, train,
Reduce the chaos inside my brain.
Skill stack rising, MBA nights,
Agile systems, future fights,
AI changing every lane,
Only adaptable minds sustain.
I learned love should add to life,
Not become survival every night,
A partner should walk beside your road,
Not become your entire emotional load.
I don’t need hate to become strong,
Don’t need anger to move along,
Just boundaries, structure, calm control,
And discipline shaping my soul.
Some wounds came from others, true,
But some damage I also drew,
By ignoring health and losing frame,
Making emotions lead the game.
Now I think in years, not days,
Small habits build long-term change,
Every workout, every page,
Every debt payment shifts the stage.
The old me chased emotional weather,
The new me builds internal shelter,
Health first, purpose next,
Protect the mind when life gets complex.
And if love comes again someday,
I won’t disappear trying to make it stay,
I’ll keep my mission, body, name,
Because real love strengthens frame.
Brick by brick.
Step by step.
Calmer mind.
Less regret.
Still healing.
Still learning.
Still rebuilding under pressure.
But finally moving
Toward a stronger future version of myself.
