Rhyming Vibes

If ‘change’ is the law of nature, then ‘resisting’ that change is human nature. There are two kinds of changes that human beings experience through their life span.  The first one are the physiological changes, that are non-modifiable, and occur due to the process of physical growth and ageing. The other kind are the psychological changes which are modifiable and happen to be equally dynamic, yet more democratic ones. Democratic because human beings can pick and choose these changes depending on their circumstances and convenience, but against a very intricate counterbalance maintained by the social and egoistic norms of life. Many of these changes are the ones that we unintentionally (or sometimes unwillingly) fall for, while there are many that we keep resisting (and often sacrificing) in order to maintain the equilibrium of societal norms.  This poem is an introspection of those intricacies of life that define the changes we resist and the changes we fall for in our lives and lifeti